bawneen

bawneen
noun /ˈbɔːniːn/
a) A waistcoat with sleeves made form undyed flannel, typically worn by labourers.

He would take off his neatly pressed worsted trousers, his Winchester College blazer and schoolboys cap, and don the rough clothes he wore at home in Connemara: the peasants canvas britches, the bawneen ‘bratt’ or smock.

b) The flannel cloth such waistcoats are made from.

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