monkscloth

English

Etymology

From monk +‎ -s- +‎ cloth.

Noun

monkscloth (uncountable)

  1. A kind of woven cotton cloth.
    • a. 1969, John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces, Penguin, published 1981, →ISBN:
      The purple monkscloth drapes that hung from the window next to Mr. Reilly's desk created a meditative area in the office.
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