dowlas

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dowlas \Dow"las\, n. [Prob. fr. Doullens, a town of Picardy, in
   France, formerly celebrated for this manufacture.]
   A coarse linen cloth made in the north of England and in
   Scotland, now nearly replaced by calico. --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]