duroy

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US/dəˈɹɔɪ/UK/d(j)əˈɹɔɪ/

noun

A kind of coarse woolen cloth used in 17th century England.

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Meanings

nounduroy (countable and uncountable, plural duroys)

plural duroys

  1. countablehistoricaluncountableA kind of coarse woolen cloth used in 17th century England.

    the fabrics referred to than the particular constructions or spies which have been submitted, must also be realized that on the duroy fabric, at least, there might a decided variation in the relation advance, due to different methods production.

    1921, America's Textile Reporter: For the Combined Textile Industries, page 2269

Origin

Unknown.

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APA

duroy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duroy

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Chicago

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