dornick

¹ American  

[dawr-nik] / ˈdɔr nɪk /

Or dorneck

noun

1. a stout linen cloth, especially one of a damask linen.

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dornick ² American  

[dawr-nik] / ˈdɔr nɪk /

noun

1. a small stone that is easy to throw.

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dornick ¹ British  

/ ˈdɔːnɪk /

noun

1. a heavy damask cloth, formerly used for vestments, curtains, etc

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dornick ² British  

/ ˈdɔːnɪk /

noun

1. a small stone or pebble

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Etymology

Origin of dornick¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English dornyk, after Doornik ( French Tournai ), the Flemish town where the cloth was first made

Origin of dornick²

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; from Irish dornóg “small stone; fistful,” from dorn “fist”

Example Sentences

He dipped into his brown canvas sack, passed out a paper package no bigger than a dornick.

From Time Magazine Archive

Heah, I've got jest the right kind o' a dornick.

From Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign by McElroy, John

Or dornick, a worsted or woollen fabric used for curtains, hangings and the like, so called from Tournai, where chiefly manufactured. cf.

From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III by Summers, Montague

Related Words

• bedding
• cloth
• lingerie