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duf·fel

or duf·fle (dŭf′əl)

1. A blanket fabric made of low-grade woolen cloth with a nap on both sides.

2. Clothing and other personal gear carried by a camper.

3. A duffel bag.

[Dutch, after Duffel, a town in Belgium.]

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duffel

(ˈdʌfəl) or

duffle

1. (Textiles) a heavy woollen cloth with a thick nap

2. chiefly US and Canadian equipment or supplies, esp those of a camper

[C17: after Duffel, Belgian town]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

duf•fel

or duf•fle

(ˈdʌf əl)

n.

1. a camper's clothing and equipment.

2. a coarse woolen cloth having a thick nap, used for coats, blankets, etc.

3. duffel bag.

[1640–50; after Duffel, a town near Antwerp]

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Noun	1.	duffel - a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings duffel bag, duffle, duffle bag drawstring bag - a bag that is closed at the top with a drawstring
	2.	duffel - a coarse heavy woolen fabric duffle cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

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duffel

duffel bag

n → Matchbeutel or -sack m

duffel coat

n → Dufflecoat m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

duffel

duffle [ˈdʌf/əl] n → montgomery m inv

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