doek

Japanese: doek
doek

…A plain weave of cotton or linen made of densely woven thick twisted yarn. The name zuk is the Japanese pronunciation of duck, and is said to be derived from the Dutch word doek, which means coarse linen fabric. In recent years, synthetic fibers such as nylon and vinylon have also been used.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "doek" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…太番手の撚糸(よりいと)を密に織った木綿または麻の平織。ズックという呼称はダックduck(英語)の日本語よみで,語源はオランダ語の,粗い麻織物を意味するdoekに由来するといわれる。近年はナイロン,ビニロンなどの合成繊維も使われる。…

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