kerseymeren.
/ˈkəːzɪmɪə/, U.S. /ˈkərziˌmɪ(ə)r/ 1.
a. A twilled fine woollen cloth of a peculiar texture, one-third of the warp being always above, and two-thirds below each shoot of the weft.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > twilled
cassimere1774
kerseymere1798
satin de laine1829
ratteen1847
gabardine1886
buckskin1894
1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 25 577 The purple kerseymere, which is essentialy requisite to this senatorial toga.
1802 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 8 254 That kind of cloth called Karsimir is best calculated for retaining the moisture.
1813 R. Wilson Private Diary II. 187 Waggon loads of cotton goods and kerseymeres.
1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda III. v. xxxix. 151 A figure..tall and physically impressive even in his kid and kerseymere.
b. plural (rarely singular). Trousers made of kerseymere.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > made from specific material
shiverines1663
nankeen1770
overall1782
corduroys1791
ducks1825
webs1825
kerseys1833
moleskin1836
cord1837
kerseymeres1840
blue jeans1842
grey1860
mole trousers1860
chaparreras1861
Bedford cord1862
velveteens1862
dungarees1872
moles1879
chaps1884
chaparejos1887
oiler1889
greyers1900
flannels1911
Levi's1926
denim1932
chino1943
wrangler1947
Bedfords1954
sweats1956
sweatpants1957
1840 T. Hood Miss Kilmansegg ii, in New Monthly Mag. 60 257 If he had not lost some inches clear By looking down at his kerseymere.
1848 W. M. Thackeray Bk. Snobs xxiv Stripes..proceeded to gut my portmanteau, and to lay out my black kerseymeres.
2. attributive or as adj. Made of kerseymere.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [adjective] > twilled
say1531
kerseymere1808
gabardine1888
tweedy1912
1808 J. Austen Let. 30 June (1995) 136 My kerseymere Spencer is quite the comfort of our Eveng walks.
1836 F. Marryat Japhet I. xi. 138 Silk stockings, shoes, and white kerseymere kneed breeches.
1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain III. xx. 375 A man about sixty, dressed in a grey kerseymere coat.
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