toile de ménagen.
/twɑːl də meɪˈnɑːʒ/, /twɑːl də mɛˈnɑːʒ/, /twɑːl də məˈnɑːʒ/, U.S. /ˌtwɑl də meɪˈnɑʒ/, /ˌtwɑl də məˈnɑʒ/ rare.
A tough homespun cloth of cotton, linen or hemp.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric with specific qualities > [noun] > coarse or rough > other
grey russetc1400
raploch1535
roudgea1549
reading1580
burracan1588
stand far off1613
stand-further-off1619
homespun1651
half-thick1693
soldier's cloth1753
toile de ménage1794
rugging1838
stramin1914
1794 A. Young Trav. France (ed. 2) I. xix. 552 The linens..are toille de menage; that exported to Spain is..called toille de leon.
1997 Archit. Digest Nov. 64/4 French fabrics are her specialty, and she has..bolts of toile de ménage, an unbleached linen that villagers used for every household purpose.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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