dowlas (countable and uncountable, plural dowlases)
(historical) A coarse linen cloth made in the north of England and in Scotland, later replaced by calico.
• Oswald, old saw, waldos, woalds
Source: Wiktionary
Dow"las, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. Doullens, a town of Picardy, in France, formerly celebrated for this manufacture.]
Definition: A coarse linen cloth made in the north of England and in Scotland, now nearly replaced by calico. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be ādancingā after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatās how the first coffee drink was born.
