noun
- a small stone or pebble, especially one suitable for throwing
- a coarse linen fabric with a raised pattern, historically used for tablecloths and wall hangings
Usage: chiefly dialectal or regional; also spelled 'dornock'
Usage: archaic; historical textile term
Examples
- The boy picked up a dornick from the riverbed and skipped it across the water.
- She threw a dornick at the window to get his attention.
- The old dornick tablecloth had been in the family for generations.
- Medieval households often displayed dornick fabrics as a sign of wealth.
- He gathered a handful of dornicks to use in the game.