| 释义 |
linsey|ˈlɪnzɪ|
Also 5 lynesey, 6 lince, 7–8 linsy.
[Possibly f. line n.1 + say.]
1. In early use, perh. some coarse linen fabric. In later use, = linsey-woolsey. Also attrib.
1435–6in Heath Grocers' Comp. (1869) 419, xx clothis of lynesey. 1583Rates Custom-ho. D j b. Lince called blew lince the doz. 1771Pennant Tour Scotl. 1769 (1774) 259 Chiefly engaged in manufactures of linsies, worsted stockings [etc.]. c1826Erl Richard xxiv. in Child Ballads II. 463 O haud awa thae linen sheets, And bring to me the linsey clouts I hae been best used in. 1881Instr. Census Clerks (1885) 64 Woollen Cloth Manufacture. Linsey Weaver.
2. (See quot.)
1883Gresley Gloss. Coal-mining, Linsey, strong Bind, also streaky sandstone. |