dowlas
[ dou-luhs ]
noun
a coarse linen or cotton cloth.
Origin of dowlas
11485–95; after Daoulas in Brittany; replacing late Middle English douglas, popular substitution for dowlas
Words Nearby dowlas
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How to use dowlas in a sentence
Reluctantly acceding, I retired to my private apartment, and commenced operations in the soap and dowlas line.
You can swear that you didnt know her to be of finer weave than dowlas.
By order of the company | Mary JohnstonDick dowlas falls in love with Cicely Homespun, and marries her.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 | The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.Mr. dowlas was the negative spirit in the company, and was proud of his position.
They were glad to see how fond of her Miss Mac-dowlas appeared to be.
Vagabondia | Frances Hodgson Burnett
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