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单词 dornick
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dornick

1

or dor·neck

[ dawr-nik ]
/ ˈdɔr nɪk /
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noun

a stout linen cloth, especially one of a damask linen.

Origin of dornick

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English dornyk, after Doornik (French Tournai ), the Flemish town where the cloth was first made

Words nearby dornick

Dormobile, Dormont, dormouse, dornase alfa, Dornbirn, dornick, Dorobo, doronicum, Dorothea, Dorothy, Dorothy Dixer

Definition for dornick (2 of 2)

dornick2
[ dawr-nik ]
/ ˈdɔr nɪk /

noun

a small stone that is easy to throw.

Origin of dornick

2
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; from Irish dornóg “small stone; fistful,” from dorn “fist”
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for dornick

  • Dornick, a kind of stout figured linen fabric used for table-cloths, and generally chequered.

    The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dornick (1 of 2)

dornick1

dorneck

/ (ˈdɔːnɪk) /

noun

a heavy damask cloth, formerly used for vestments, curtains, etc

Word Origin for dornick

C15: from Doornik Tournai in Belgium where it was first manufactured

British Dictionary definitions for dornick (2 of 2)

dornick2
/ (ˈdɔːnɪk) /

noun

US a small stone or pebble

Word Origin for dornick

C15: probably from Irish Gaelic dornōg, from dorn hand
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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