A thick, durable woolen fabric with a ribbed texture, typically used for clothing and upholstery in medieval and early modern times.
Possibly from Tournai or Ypres, cities famous for cloth production, or from Germanic origins. The exact etymology is debated, but it was a common trade textile from the 14th century onward.
Medieval merchants loved dorneck fabric so much it appears in account books across Europe—it was basically the 'jeggings' of the 1400s!
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