Cloth, apparently of a type used as a covering for a horse.

A coarse cloth used for outer garments. Chiefly attributive.

‘A coarse cloth in use for the gowns of the middle classes in the time of Elizabeth’ (Fairholt); a garment made of that material. Also attributive.

†(a) a cloth covering the box of a coach; cf. sense 2e (obsolete); (b) a thick coarse cloth, often of a buff colour, and typically used for…

A strong rough material for dresses akin in quality to shepherd's plaid: chiefly attributive or as adj.

a dress material with a coarse texture.

In early use (frequently in form ratteen): a kind of coarse twilled woollen fabric, usually with a (curled) nap; a frieze or drugget. Later…

Sponge cloth (cf. ratine, n.).