dowlas

noun

dow·​las

ˈdau̇ləs

plural -es

1

: a coarse linen cloth used widely in the 16th and 17th centuries and manufactured originally in Brittany but later especially in northern England and Scotland

2

: a cotton imitation of dowlas

Word History

Etymology

alteration (influenced by Daoulas) of Middle English douglas, by folk etymology (influence of name Douglas) from Daoulas, Brittany, France

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