A sturdy woolen fabric with a twilled weave, traditionally used for work clothes and uniforms.
From French 'duroi' or similar origin, possibly related to 'duro' (hard) because of the fabric's heavy, durable quality; popular in 18th-19th century manufacturing.
Duroy fabric clothed workers and soldiers for centuries because it was tough enough to handle factory work and field conditions—it's the ancestor of modern workwear fabrics that still need to be equally indestructible.
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