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monk's cloth

noun

Definition of MONK'S CLOTH

:  a coarse heavy fabric in basket weave made originally of worsted and used for monk's habits but now chiefly of cotton or linen and used for draperies
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First Known Use of MONK'S CLOTH

15th century

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