I. noun
also dor·neck ˈdȯrnik ; or dar·nick ˈdär-
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English dornewick, from Doornik (Tournai), city in Belgium where such fabrics were first manufactured
: a coarse damask of wool and silk formerly used for hangings and vestments
II. ˈdȯrnik, ˈdän- noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably from Irish Gaelic dornōg handful, small stone, from dorn hand, fist
1. dialect : a roundish stone or chunk of rock usually of a size suitable for throwing by hand
2. : a boulder of iron ore found in limonite mines