drabbet

British

/ ˈdræbɪt /

noun

a yellowish-brown fabric of coarse linen

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Etymology

Origin of drabbet

C19: see _drab ¹

Example Sentences

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Some were, as usual, in snow-white smock-frocks of Russia duck, and some in whitey-brown ones of drabbet — marked on the wrists, breasts, backs, and sleeves with honeycomb-work.

From Far from the Madding Crowd by Hardy, Thomas

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