duroy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /dəˈɹɔɪ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d(j)əˈɹɔɪ/
Noun[edit]
duroy (countable and uncountable, plural duroys)
- (historical) A kind of coarse woolen cloth used in 17th century England.
- 1921, America's Textile Reporter: For the Combined Textile Industries, page 2269:
- 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.