DCHP-1 Online
Canadian gray (cloth) Obs. 
a gray, homespun woollen cloth originally associated with the habitants of French Canada.
See also: Canadian cloth
- 1849 I was dressed in a heavy Canadian grey coat, thick trowsers and boots, with a short Wellington cloak. . . .
- 1853 The common Canadian grey cloth, generally worn by the settlers of the Western Province, is a strong, warm, serviceable fabric, costing about four or five shillings per yard, Halifax currency.
- 1849 I was dressed in a heavy Canadian grey coat, thick trowsers and boots, with a short Wellington cloak. . . .