Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
duffel coat
noun · first attested 20th century
Named for a Belgian town that made the cloth, not the coat.
A hooded woolen coat fastened with toggles and rope loops.
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- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 20th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Duffel
- In English
duffel coat
Duffel, near Antwerp, gave its name to a thick, coarse wool traded across Europe from the 17th century onward. The coat cut from that cloth became naval issue in both world wars, then surplus-store fashion, and finally the uniform of a fictional bear.
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Belgium
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