wigan
/ˈwɪɡən/
wigan noun: a canvas-like cotton fabric, often coated with latex rubber, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers, dresses, etc.
Noun
wigan (countable and uncountable, plural wigans)
- A canvas-like cotton fabric, often coated with latex rubber, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers, dresses, etc.
- It was really no easy matter to build up two or three plies of double warp Wigan with a thin covering of rubber to the accurate gauge that the printer required.1932, Transactions of the Institution of the Rubber Industry, volume 8, page 313
Proper noun capitalized: Wigan
Wigan
- A town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England.
wigan meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
wigan in Hindi
- विगन, विगैन, विगान
wigan in Tamil
- விகன், விகான்
wigan in Marathi
- विगन, विगॅन, विगान
wigan in Urdu
- wigan
- استر astar
More languagesFewer languages
- wigan in Bengali
- উইগান, উইগ্যান, উইগন
- wigan in Telugu
- విగాన్, విగన్
- wigan in Malayalam
- വിഗൻ, വിഗാൻ
- wigan in Kannada
- ವಿಗಾನ್, ವಿಗನ್
- wigan in Punjabi
- ਵਿਗਨ, ਵਿਗੈਨ, ਵਿਗਾਨ
- wigan in Gujarati
- વિગન, વિગાન
- wigan in Odia
- ୱିଗାନ, ୱିଗାନ୍
- wigan in Nepali
- विगन, विगान
Forms of wigan
| plural | wigans |
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Origin of wigan
From Wigan (“town in Greater Manchester”).
From Proto-Brythonic, ultimately probably from Latin vicus (“town”) + a diminutive suffix (cf. Welsh gwig + -an).
Words formed from wigan
Phrases with wigan
Questions about wigan
- What does wigan mean?
- Wigan means a canvas-like cotton fabric, often coated with latex rubber, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers, dresses, etc.
- What is wigan in Hindi?
- Wigan in Hindi is विगन, विगैन, विगान. See Wigan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is wigan?
- Wigan can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce wigan?
- Wigan is pronounced /ˈwɪɡən/.
- What is the plural of wigan?
- The plural of wigan is wigans.
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