A soft, lightweight cotton fabric with a plain weave, often used for hosiery and underwear.
Named after Balbriggan, a town in County Dublin, Ireland, where this type of cotton fabric was first manufactured in the 18th century. The town became famous for textile production and gave its name to the fabric.
Balbriggan fabric was so popular in the 1800s that the town's name became synonymous with the textile itself—it's one of the few fabric types that's named after a specific place of origin!
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