A coarse woolen fabric, typically of drab or dull color, historically used for work clothes or humble garments.
From 'drab' (noun meaning a dull color or undyed cloth) plus the diminutive or fabric-type suffix '-et'. Medieval and early modern textile industries used this term for inexpensive, practical fabrics for common people.
Drabbet is fashion's forgotten fabric—while nobles wore silks and velvet, 'drabbet' dressed the working people, yet today the word barely survives except in historical textile records.
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