A coarse woolen cloth or fabric, sometimes used historically for clothing or furnishings.
From Middle French or Old French, possibly related to 'dosin.' The exact etymology is uncertain, but it appears in historical textile records, likely coming from a specific weaving technique or place of origin.
Dosain was sturdy, cheap cloth for common people—it's the kind of fabric that would make you itch and wear strangely, which is why wealthy people paid for fine linen or silk while the poor wore dosain by necessity.
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