dowlas [dou-luh s] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a coarse linen or cotton cloth.
Origin of dowlas 1485–95; after Daoulas in Brittany; replacing late Middle English douglas, popular substitution for dowlas Examples from the Web for dowlas Historical Examples of dowlas
“Two bad half-crowns,—dowlas, filthy dowlas,” was the answer.
Tom Burke Of “Ours”, Volume I (of II)
Charles James Lever
You can swear that you did n’t know her to be of finer weave than dowlas.
Mary Johnston
You can swear that you didnt know her to be of finer weave than dowlas.
Mary Johnston
“I was afraid she might have been more for moping than for singing, Dowlas,” said the Duke.
Sir Walter Scott
Curtis, Dowlas, the boatswain, and the sailors did what they could to strengthen the raft with additional ropes.
The Survivors of the Chancellor
Jules Verne