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West of England
Also with hyphens.
The name of a region of England, used attrib. and absol. to designate high-quality woollen broadcloth for which it has long been noted.
1843Penny Cycl. XXVII. 555/2 In the West of England..each workman confines himself exclusively to a particular branch of the manufacture; and this has been supposed to have led to the excellence of the West of England cloth. 1882Queen 23 Dec. (Advt.), Homespuns, Tweeds,..West of England cloths. 1936‘N. Blake’ Thou Shell of Death i. 8 His waistcoat..[of] West-of-England cloth. 1972E. Kerridge in J. G. Jenkins Wool Textile Industry in Gt. Brit. 33/1 The same [sc. a more intensive use of capital and skilled labour] was true to a lesser extent..of the new superfine West of Englands. 1976F. Greenland Misericordia Drop i. vii. 49 He wore..grey West-of-England flannels. |