duroys

D2U1R1O1Y4S1

noun

Any clothing made from duroy.

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Meanings

nounduroys pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAny clothing made from duroy.

    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).

    2014, Christina J. Hodge, Consumerism and the Emergence of the Middle Class in Colonial America, page 138

Origin

From duroy + -s.

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duroys. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duroys

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“duroys.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duroys. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duroys,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duroys.

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