duffel coat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A warm, hooded coat, made from duffel, fastened with toggles.

Word forms

duffel coat duffel coats duffle coat

Etymology

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

Related words

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