A type of fine linen fabric originally made in Caudebec-en-Caux, a town in Normandy, France, known for its quality textiles from the 16th-18th centuries.
Named after Caudebec-en-Caux in Normandy, a major textile production center. The town became so famous for its linens that the fabric itself took on the town's name, similar to how 'denim' comes from Nîmes, France.
Place names can become product names—like champagne from Champagne or denim from Nîmes—and this shows that in medieval times, certain towns had such famous production that their names became synonymous with quality, kind of like 'Made in Germany' or 'Swiss watch' today!
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