Duroys

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any clothing made from duroy. plural, plural-only

    "Like most woolen cloths, duroys were not notably fashionable in England or her colonies; an unsuccessful 1741 scheme aimed to bring them into fashion through royal use (Montgomery 2007: 350)."

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"Like most woolen cloths, duroys were not notably fashionable in England or her colonies; an unsuccessful 1741 scheme aimed to bring them into fashion through royal use (Montgomery 2007: 350)."

Etymology

From duroy + -s.

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