A type of fine linen fabric or cloth, possibly originating from ancient Caunus, a city in Asia Minor.
Named after Caunus, an ancient Greek city in modern-day Turkey known for textile production. The name became synonymous with the high-quality cloth produced there, following the pattern of place-names becoming product names.
Ancient brand names! Just like 'champagne' only comes from Champagne, France, 'caunus' fabric was so famous that the city's name became the product itself—a pattern that shows how reputation travels through trade.
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