DOWLAS

Etymology

Noun

dowlas (countable and uncountable, plural dowlases)

(historical) A coarse linen cloth made in the north of England and in Scotland, later replaced by calico.

Anagrams

• 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



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