Plural of duvetyn; multiple samples or types of this soft napped fabric.
From duvetyn + -s (English plural). Duvetyn is a variant of duvetine, from French 'duvetine,' from 'duvet.'
The multiple spellings of this word's plural show how English struggled to standardize French luxury goods—dressmakers might have used all these versions interchangeably!
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