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Definition: DOWLAS

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A coarse linen cloth made in the north of England and in Scotland, now nearly replaced by calico.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Dowlas" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1598. (references)

Note: Dowlas \Dow"las\, noun. [Probably from Doullens, town of Picardy, in France, formerly celebrated for this manufacture.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: DOWLAS

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] A kind of coarse linen cloth.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Literature Dowlas (Mr.). A generic name for a linendraper, who sells dowlas, a coarse linen cloth, so called from Doulens in Picardy, where it is manufactured. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: DOWLAS

Dowlas

Dowlas is the name given to a plain cloth, similar to sheeting, but usually coarser. It is made in several qualities, from line warp and weft to two warp and weft, and is used chiefly for aprons, pocketing, soldiers' gaiters, linings and overalls. The finer makes are sometimes made into shirts for workmen, and occasionally used for heavy pillow-cases. The word is spelt in many different ways, but the above is the common way of spelling adopted in factories, and it appears in the same form in Shakespeare's First Part of Henry IV, Act III scene 3. The dowlas of the early twentieth century was a good, strong and closely woven linen fabric.

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Dowlas". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: DOWLAS

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Dowlas 16     Dowlas 16

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Translations: DOWLAS

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 粗花布 (dowlas), 粗亚麻布 (dowlas). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 粗花布 (dowlas), 粗亞麻布 (dowlas). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch grof linnen (crash, dowlas, huckaback). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish hursti (burlap, dowlas, sacking). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Gaelg aanrit barree (dowlas), aanrit (towel, dowlas, tablecloth). Additional references: Gaelg, United Kingdom, dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Gailck aanrit barree (dowlas), aanrit (towel, dowlas, tablecloth). Additional references: Gailck, United Kingdom, dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 올이 굵은 린네르 (dowlas). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 올이 굵은 린네르 (dowlas). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian tela rozza (dowlas), calicò pesante (dowlas), tela robusta (dowlas). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese ダウラス (dowlas). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 올이 굵은 린네르 (dowlas). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx aanrit barree (dowlas), aanrit (towel, dowlas, tablecloth). Additional references: Manx, United Kingdom, dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx Gaelic aanrit barree (dowlas), aanrit (towel, dowlas, tablecloth). Additional references: Manx Gaelic, United Kingdom, dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian сорт прочного коленкора или полотна (dowlas), 'доулас' (dowlas). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) sort prochnogo kolenkora ili polotna (dowlas), 'doulas' (dowlas). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki сорт прочного коленкора или полотна (dowlas), 'доулас' (dowlas). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) sort prochnogo kolenkora ili polotna (dowlas), 'doulas' (dowlas). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Scots Gaelic anart glas (dowlas). Additional references: Scots Gaelic, United Kingdom, dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration) grubo platno (crash, dowlas, dungaree). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea hursti (burlap, dowlas, sacking). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi hursti (burlap, dowlas, sacking). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), dowlas. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: DOWLAS

Language Translations for “dowlas” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag dathagowlathagas (dowlas). Additional references: Athag, dowlas. (volunteer)
Double Dutch dagowlagas (dowlas). Additional references: Double Dutch, dowlas. (volunteer)
Leet [)¤'//#4z (dowlas). Additional references: Leet, dowlas. (volunteer)
Oppish dopowlopas (dowlas). Additional references: Oppish, dowlas. (volunteer)
Pig Latin owlasday (dowlas). Additional references: Pig Latin, dowlas. (volunteer)
Terran B aanri (dowlas). Additional references: Terran B, dowlas. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi dubowlubas (dowlas). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, dowlas. (volunteer)
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