duffel coat

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duffel coat

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After the Belgian town of Duffel, which produced the thick cloth from which early duffel coats were made.

noun duffel coats · duffle coat

  1. A warm, hooded coat, made from duffel, fastened with toggles. Even in an era when individuality in dress is a cult, his clothes were noticeable. He was wearing a hard hat of the low round kind favoured by hunting men, and with it a black duffle-coat lined with white.

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noun hooded coat made from duffel

Españoltrenca
日本語ダッフルコート daffurukōto
Portuguêscanadiana
Françaisduffel-coat, duffel coat, duffle-coat
DeutschDufflecoat, Düffelmantel
Italianomontgomery
Русскийдафлко́т daflkót

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@misc{duffel_coat_2026,
  title = {duffel coat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/duffel%20coat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}