match-clothn.
/ˈmatʃˌklɒθ/, U.S. /ˈmætʃˌklɑθ/, /ˈmætʃˌklɔθ/ U.S. Now historical.
A type of coarse woollen cloth used to make matchcoats.
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match-cloth1855
1855 J. Ogilvie Suppl. Imperial Dict. Match-cloth, a coarse woollen cloth for the [American] Indian trade.
1904 R. G. Thwaites Early Western Trav. I. i. 32 A match-coat was a large loose coat worn by the Indians, originally made of skins, later of match-cloth.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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