DUFFEL

duffel, duffle

(noun) a coarse heavy woolen fabric

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

duffel (countable and uncountable, plural duffels)

A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze.

(US, colloquial) Outfit or supplies, collectively; kit.

Anagrams

• duffle, luffed

Source: Wiktionary


Duf"fel, n. Etym: [D. duffel, from Duffel, a town not far from Antwerp.]

Definition: A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze. [Written also duffle.] Good duffel gray and flannel fine. Wordsworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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