penistone
/ˈpɛnɪstən
/noun [mass noun]
A kind of coarse woollen cloth formerly used for making clothes.Traditionally the wool was used to make a length of cloth called a ‘Penistone’....
- Penistone had acquired a name for a special kind of wool product called a ‘Penistone’.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from the name of a town in south Yorkshire, where the cloth was made.