A type of coarse fabric or material, historically used in textile production.
Of uncertain origin, possibly from Middle English, with potential Scandinavian or Germanic roots. The term appears in historical textile records but has largely fallen out of modern use.
This is a word that has almost vanished from English—it's a ghost word that linguists find in old manuscripts but whose exact meaning and origin remain mysterious, making it a puzzle in the history of textiles!
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