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Wigan <ref name="term_81419" /> | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_195364" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) A kind of canvaslike cotton fabric, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers and of the skirts of women's dresses, etc.; - so called from Wigan, the name of a town in Lancashire, England. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_81419" /> == | |||
<p> A town in Lancashire, 18 m. NW. of Manchester, in the centre of a large coal-field; cottons are the staple manufactures; is a place of ancient date, and has some fine buildings. </p> | <p> A town in Lancashire, 18 m. NW. of Manchester, in the centre of a large coal-field; cottons are the staple manufactures; is a place of ancient date, and has some fine buildings. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_195364"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/wigan Wigan from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_81419"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/wigan Wigan from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_81419"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/wigan Wigan from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
