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boerenkost, ‘coarse fare’; boeren in this sense is often used in Holland to express
coarseness in appearance, manners, language, &c.; lap, a piece of cloth, clout, so
*boerenlap, a coarse piece of cloth, hence coarse cloth, and this would suit the form
as well as the sense.
Gulix (1696), a kind of fine linen; from Du. Gulik, the town of Juliers.
Ticklenburgs (1696), a kind of coarse linen cloth; from Tecklenburg, a town and
district in Westphalia, noted for its manufacture of linen.
Ghenting (a. 1700), a kind of linen; from Ghent, where it was originally made.
Sail-duck (1795), see Duck (p. 49); from Du. zeildoek.
Flushing (1883), a kind of rough, thick woollen cloth; from Flushing, the English name
for the Zeeland town of Vlissingen, where it was first manufactured.
Brussels (1845), used attributively for Brussels carpet and Brussels lace; from the
place of manufacture.
The following are the names of commodities other than cloth imported from the Low
Countries. In Middle English appear:
Walshnut (1368-9), walnut; the word was probably adopted from M.Du. or MLG.,
though documentary evidence of its existence in those languages is wanti