dornick


dor·nick 1

D0346500 (dôr′nĭk)n. A coarse damask.
[Middle English, after Doornik (Tournai), Belgium, where it was originally woven.]

dor·nick 2

D0346500 (dôr′nĭk)n. Lower Northern US A stone small enough to throw from a field being cleared.
[Probably from Irish Gaelic dornóg, a small round stone that can be easily flung with the hand, from dorn, fist, from Old Irish.]

dornick

(ˈdɔːnɪk) or

dorneck

n (Textiles) a heavy damask cloth, formerly used for vestments, curtains, etc[C15: from Doornik Tournai in Belgium where it was first manufactured]

dornick

(ˈdɔːnɪk) nUS a small stone or pebble[C15: probably from Irish Gaelic dornōg, from dorn hand]

dor•nick

(ˈdɔr nɪk)

n. a small stone that is easy to throw. [1830–40, Amer.; < Irish dornóg small casting stone (literally, fistful)]