Woven material not made into garments; fabric of any kind; specifically, any one of various fabrics of wool or worsted; sometimes, worsted fiber.

a general term for worsted cloth, it could be twilled or plain, often made of common wool. Stuff was found in black as well as every other color.

Often refers to woven cloth, specifically worsted, which has not been made into a garment. The word stuff derives from a French word for cloth: étoffe.

A term used to indicate a material which does not contain any silk or silk-like fibres in its composition.

Stuff was a type of coarse cloth manufactured in various places, including Kidderminster. Originally it was probably entirely of wool, but later a 'woolsey-lindsey' cloth, made with woollen and flaxen fibres. It was worn by arible farmers in the desert (over their thermals).