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duffel

duffel

1 7.4
A thick heavy wool cloth used to make warm coats and blankets
  • noun
  • /ˈdʌfəl/
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  • The sturdy duffel is perfect for keeping warm during the cold winter months.
  • duffel coat

So this is a spin by Andrew Mark on on a duffel coat.

Examples

  • Peregrine, looking more than a little dubious, got out from his side and pulled up the collar of his duffel coat, scowling up at the sky.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Made from durable materials, the duffel fabric is commonly used for heavy coats.

  • OK, we have another duffel coat here.

  • Reach on top of that duffel.

  • He had this long duffel coat on curly blonde hair.

  • This is the a sauce duffel coat with fur foe hood in camel Love camel.

  • There are collarless coats, toggled coats, faux-fur coats, fleece-collared coats, military coats, wrap coats, duffel coats, leather coats, and so many more, each carrying a new style each year.

    Blog text (18)
  • She wrapped the blankets in a soft green duffel before heading out to the cabin.

Synonyms

frise
vsduffel
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Thick rough wool cloth with a raised surface used for warm clothing or blankets

is used typically for coats and blankets rather than mainly historically
frieze
vsduffel
  • Archaic
1 9.8

A heavy wool cloth with a rough raised surface used for warm coats

does not have a long raised nap

Compounds

32 3.1

A large cloth bag with a round shape for carrying clothes and other things for travel or sport

1 3.6

A warm thick coat with a hood and wooden toggle buttons that usually reaches the knees

How Heavy

blanket
373 1.0
duffel
1 7.4
woolen
  • US
9 2.3
cotton
115 1.0
gauze
43 3.6

Surface Forms

duffel singular
duffels plural

Etymology

Duffel as the name of a fabric also comes from the Belgian town Duffel, where a coarse, heavy wool cloth was made for coats and blankets. That's why 'duffel' still means a rough, warm wool fabric.