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Word: poplin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Done with Air. Barbers, nattily dressed in white poplin smocks and two-toned shoes, showed off such innovations as electric clippers attached to cords which pulled back into wall cabinets when not in use; air hoses to blow off bits of clipped hair; and swinging "rumble seats" attached to the customers' chairs on which the barbers sat while clipping. On request, porters wheeled carts loaded with tonic bottles from chair to chair. A phonograph played hit tunes; portable telephones could be plugged in anywhere. Just inside the plate-glass doors, Oakley proudly flicked the switches of an intercommunication system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Figaro in Wonderland | 8/18/1947 | See Source »

Quartermasters are now testing 1,000 new lighter-weight poplin uniforms in Burma...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - EQUIPMENT: One Man's Meat | 10/16/1944 | See Source »

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