monkscloth

From monk +‎ -s- +‎ cloth.

monkscloth (uncountable)

1. A kind of woven cotton cloth.
   • 1963 (date written), John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces, London: Penguin Books, published 1980 (1981 printing), →ISBN:

     The purple monkscloth drapes that hung from the window next to Mr. Reilly's desk created a meditative area in the office.