Which town near Antwerp has given its name to a thick coarse woollen cloth and in particular to a bag made from this material?
Duffel bag Duffel bag A duffel bag, duffle bag, kit bag or gym bag is a large cylindrical bag made of cloth (or other fabric), historically with a top closure using a drawstring. Generally a duffel bag is used for travel, sports and recreation, fitness centre, hunting, and business. The name comes from Duffel, a town in Flanders, Belgium, where the thick cloth used to make the bag originated in the 17th century. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word dates back to 1677, used to describe ‘a coarse woollen cloth having a thick nap or frieze’. More recently, a "duffel
Woollen industry in Wales a coarse woollen cloth that usually has a nap on one side. It was hard-wearing and well-suited for outer garments, and was popular with working men. Cloth was made in many places in Wales, particularly the south west and the northern and southern borderlands. In 1447 there was a guild of weavers and fullers in the lordship of Ruthin, and in the 1460s at least five fulling mills were operating in this location. The cloth was sold locally, in border town markets and in the yearly Bartholomew Fair in London. Welsh friezes were also exported from Welsh ports or from