monkscloth

English

Etymology

From monk +‎ -s- +‎ cloth.

Noun

monkscloth (uncountable)

1. A kind of woven cotton cloth.
   • a. 1969, John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces, Penguin, published 1981, →ISBN:

     The purple monkscloth drapes that hung from the window next to Mr. Reilly's desk created a meditative area in the office.