nettlecloth

noun

Etymology

From nettle + cloth.

  1. derived from *gleyt-
  2. inherited from *klaiþą
  3. inherited from clāþ
  4. inherited from cloth
  5. compounded as nettlecloth — “nettle + cloth

Definitions

  1. A kind of cloth made from nettles.

  2. Thick japanned cotton cloth used as a substitute for leather.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA