duroys

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

duroy +‎ -s.

Noun[edit]

duroys pl (plural only)

  1. Any clothing made from duroy.
    • 2014, Christina J. Hodge, Consumerism and the Emergence of the Middle Class in Colonial America, page 138:
      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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