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bengaline

/ˈbɛŋɡəliːn/

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From French bengaline, from its resemblance to a kind of fabric imported from Bengal.

noun bengalines

countable, uncountable A fabric made from silk and worsted; poplin. Ruperta tonight was in a narrow black bengaline costume with a Medici collar and cuffs of bastard chinchilla.

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@misc{bengaline_2026,
  title = {bengaline},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bengaline},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}