'Darnex' definitions:
Definition of 'Darnex'
From: GCIDE
- Darnex \Dar"nex\ (d[a^]r"n[e^]ks), Darnic \Dar"nic\ (d[a^]r"n[i^]k), n. Same as Dornick. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'darnex'
From: GCIDE
- Dornick \Dor"nick\, or Dornock \Dor"nock\, n. A coarse sort of damask, originally made at Tournay (in Flemish, Doornick), Belgium, and used for hangings, carpets, etc. Also, a stout figured linen manufactured in Scotland. [Formerly written also darnex, dornic, dorneck, etc.] --Halliwell. --Jamieson. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Ure says that dornock, a kind of stout figured linen, derives its name from a town in Scotland where it was first manufactured for tablecloths. [1913 Webster]