Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
ulster
noun · first attested 19th century
The overcoat is named for a province of Ireland.
A long, loose overcoat, often with a cape.
Record
- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Ulster
- In English
ulster
The coat was made from Ulster frieze, a heavy woollen cloth woven in the province. English named the garment for the region that supplied the cloth.
Ireland
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