witney

noun

wit·​ney

variants or whitney

ˈ(h)witnē,

-ni

plural -s

1

: a heavy woolen cloth used especially for blankets

2

: a soft woolen overcoating with a napped surface similar to chinchilla

Word History

Etymology

Witney, town in Oxfordshire, England where it was originally manufactured

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