duroy

English

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /dəˈɹɔɪ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d(j)əˈɹɔɪ/

Noun

duroy (countable and uncountable, plural duroys)

1. (historical) A kind of coarse woolen cloth used in 17th century England.
   • 1921, America's Textile Reporter: For the Combined Textile Industries, page 2269:

     the fabrics referred to than the particular constructions or spies which have been submitted, must also be realized that on the duroy fabric, at least, there might a decided variation in the relation advance, due to different methods production.

Derived terms

• corduroy
• duroys