linsey-woolseyn.

Brit.

/ˌlɪnzɪˈwʊlzi/, U.S.

/ˌlɪnziˈwʊlzi/

Forms: Middle English lynsy-, 1500s lylse-, lince-, lynse-, 1500s–1700s linsi(e-, -y(e-, 1600s lin(t)sie-, lincy-, linzy-, lynsey-, 1600s–1800s lindsey-, 1500s– linsey-; Middle English -wolsye, 1500s -wolse, -woolsy(e, -wulse(y, 1500s–1700s -wo(o)lsie, -y, 1500s–1800s -wolsey, 1500s– woolsey.

Etymology: < linsey n. + wool n., with jingling ending.

a. Originally a textile material, woven from a mixture of wool and flax; now, a dress material of coarse inferior wool, woven upon a cotton warp. Also plural. Pieces or kinds of this material.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > made from specific material > other > article of

linsey-woolsey1483

kelter1562

buffin1572

marry-muff1604

tiffany1606

camlet1623

grogram1633

pepper-and-salt1774

toilenette1790

zephyrine1820

feather-mail1843

alpaca1853

khaki1857

ramie1899

marocain1922

sharkskin1957

Ultrasuede1973

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from mixed fibres > [noun] > wool and linen or cotton

linsey-woolsey1483

demi-ostade1537

wincey1808

tiretaine1863

linsey?1881

1483 Cath. Angl. 217/2 Lynsy wolsye, linistema vel linostema.

a1529 J. Skelton Why come ye nat to Courte (?1545) 128 We shall haue a tot quot From the Pope of Rome, To weue all in one lome A webbe of lylse wulse.

1591 H. Smith Preparatiue to Mariage 157 God forbad the people to weare linsey wolsey, because it was a signe of inconstancie.

1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe To Rdr. I had as lieue haue..no cloathes, rather then weare linsey wolsey.

1670 D. Denton Brief Descr. N.-Y. 17 Flax, which they make every one Cloth of for their own wearing, as also woollen Cloth, and Linsey-woolsey.

c1710 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 159 Kendall Cotton..is much made here and also Linsi-woolseys.

1784 R. Bage Barham Downs I. 169 Martha..delighted to be cloathed in good Linsy Woolsy, the work of her own hands.

1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village II. 73 Then ensues another set of changes..till gray hairs, wrinkles, and lindsey-woolsey wind up the picture.

1855 W. Sargent Braddock's Exped. 85 Dresses of linsey-woolsey (a cloth, home-woven, of wool and flax).

b. A garment of this material.

ΚΠ

1894 Mrs. H. Ward Marcella I. i. ii. 18 Marcella..had usually figured..in a linsey-woolsey.

2. figurative or in figurative contexts, esp. a strange medley in talk or action; confusion, nonsense.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [noun] > incongruous mixture

hotchpotc1405

hodge-podgec1426

omnigatherum?a1430

mishmashc1475

peasemeala1525

omnium gatherum1530

mingle1548

hotchpotch1549

mingle-mangle1549

gallimaufry1551

rhapsody1574

sauce-medley1579

pell-mellc1586

linsey-woolsey1592

wilderness1594

brewage1599

motley1609

macaronic1611

medley1618

olla podridaa1635

farragoa1637

consarcination1640

porridge1642

olio1645

bisque1653

mélange1653

hash1660

jumble1661

farrage1698

capilotade1705

jargon1710

salmagundi1761

pasticcio1785

pea meal1789

ollapod1804

mixty-maxty1818

macédoine1820

ragbag1820

haggis1822

job lot1828

allsorts1831

conglomerate1837

pot-pourri1841

chow-chow1850

breccia1873

pastiche1873

macaroni1884

mixed bag1919

casserole1930

mixed bunch1958

rattle-bag1982

mulligan1993

1592 R. Greene Vision sig. E Thou hast write no booke well, but thy Nunquam sera est, and that is indifferent Linsey Wolsey.

1594 T. Nashe Terrors of Night in Wks. (1883) III. 229 A man must not..haue his affections linsey wolsey, intermingled with lust, and things worthy of liking.

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) iv. i. 11 What linsie wolsy hast thou to speake to vs againe.

1629 J. Ford Lovers Melancholy v. 74 This vnfashionable Mungril, this Linsey-wolsey of mortality.

1694 S. Johnson Notes Pastoral Let. 52 Far be it from all Mankind to impute such All-to-mall and Linsey-wolsey to the Providence of God.

a. attributive passing into adj.

ΘΚΠ

diaper1497

linsey-woolseya1631

satinette1703

poplin1707

gambroon1812

crinoline1843

cotton-backed1881

fulgurante1922

ottoman1995

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1955) II. 178 Out of his Word I can preach against Linsey-woolsey garments [Deut. xxii. 11].

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xi. v. 127 [I] have never seen any of your Cash, unless for one Linsey Woolsey Coat.

1777 W. Dalrymple Trav. Spain & Portugal xxix The women wore jackets and aprons..with a kind of linsey woolsey petticoat.

1839 W. B. Stonehouse Hist. Isle of Axholme 47 Forty or fifty years ago..a servant of the best class..was clad chiefly in linsey woolsey garments.

1855 R. C. Singleton in tr. Virgil Wks. I. Pref. p. v To dress the sovereign in a linsey-woolsey garb would be seen at once to be a very unsuitable investiture.

b. figurative. Chiefly with sense, ‘giving the appearance of a strange medley’, ‘being neither one thing nor the other’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [adjective] > of mixed composition or character

linsey-woolsey1565

mongrela1586

piebald1590

sundry1593

party per pale1607

mi-parti1610

hybridan1623

participle1694

ambigenal hyperbola1710

hybrida1716

mulish1729

hybridal1801

mulea1833

mixtiform1837

mongrelized1857

1565 T. Stapleton Fortresse of Faith f. 102^v An asse in a rochet, a lince wolse bishop.

1622 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Boston i. 43 The Linsey-Woolsey Laodicean Church, neither hot nor cold.

1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. iii. 256 A Lawless linsie-woolsie brother, Half of one Order, half another.

1758 J. Rutty Spiritual Diary (ed. 2) 125 Lord take away this linsey-woolsey virtue!

1823 Examiner 532/1 A perking, prurient, linsey-wolsey species of composition.

Compounds

linsey-woolsey-wise adv.

ΚΠ

1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 42 And also mingle (Linsie-woolsie-wise) This gold-ground Tissue with too-mean supplies.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	linsey-woolsey
释义	linsey-woolseyn. Brit. /ˌlɪnzɪˈwʊlzi/, U.S. /ˌlɪnziˈwʊlzi/ Forms: Middle English lynsy-, 1500s lylse-, lince-, lynse-, 1500s–1700s linsi(e-, -y(e-, 1600s lin(t)sie-, lincy-, linzy-, lynsey-, 1600s–1800s lindsey-, 1500s– linsey-; Middle English -wolsye, 1500s -wolse, -woolsy(e, -wulse(y, 1500s–1700s -wo(o)lsie, -y, 1500s–1800s -wolsey, 1500s– woolsey. Etymology: < linsey n. + wool n., with jingling ending. 1. a. Originally a textile material, woven from a mixture of wool and flax; now, a dress material of coarse inferior wool, woven upon a cotton warp. Also plural. Pieces or kinds of this material. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > made from specific material > other > article of linsey-woolsey1483 kelter1562 buffin1572 marry-muff1604 tiffany1606 camlet1623 grogram1633 pepper-and-salt1774 toilenette1790 zephyrine1820 feather-mail1843 alpaca1853 khaki1857 ramie1899 marocain1922 sharkskin1957 Ultrasuede1973 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from mixed fibres > [noun] > wool and linen or cotton linsey-woolsey1483 demi-ostade1537 wincey1808 tiretaine1863 linsey?1881 1483 Cath. Angl. 217/2 Lynsy wolsye, linistema vel linostema. a1529 J. Skelton Why come ye nat to Courte (?1545) 128 We shall haue a tot quot From the Pope of Rome, To weue all in one lome A webbe of lylse wulse. 1591 H. Smith Preparatiue to Mariage 157 God forbad the people to weare linsey wolsey, because it was a signe of inconstancie. 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe To Rdr. I had as lieue haue..no cloathes, rather then weare linsey wolsey. 1670 D. Denton Brief Descr. N.-Y. 17 Flax, which they make every one Cloth of for their own wearing, as also woollen Cloth, and Linsey-woolsey. c1710 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 159 Kendall Cotton..is much made here and also Linsi-woolseys. 1784 R. Bage Barham Downs I. 169 Martha..delighted to be cloathed in good Linsy Woolsy, the work of her own hands. 1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village II. 73 Then ensues another set of changes..till gray hairs, wrinkles, and lindsey-woolsey wind up the picture. 1855 W. Sargent Braddock's Exped. 85 Dresses of linsey-woolsey (a cloth, home-woven, of wool and flax). b. A garment of this material. ΚΠ 1894 Mrs. H. Ward Marcella I. i. ii. 18 Marcella..had usually figured..in a linsey-woolsey. 2. figurative or in figurative contexts, esp. a strange medley in talk or action; confusion, nonsense. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [noun] > incongruous mixture hotchpotc1405 hodge-podgec1426 omnigatherum?a1430 mishmashc1475 peasemeala1525 omnium gatherum1530 mingle1548 hotchpotch1549 mingle-mangle1549 gallimaufry1551 rhapsody1574 sauce-medley1579 pell-mellc1586 linsey-woolsey1592 wilderness1594 brewage1599 motley1609 macaronic1611 medley1618 olla podridaa1635 farragoa1637 consarcination1640 porridge1642 olio1645 bisque1653 mélange1653 hash1660 jumble1661 farrage1698 capilotade1705 jargon1710 salmagundi1761 pasticcio1785 pea meal1789 ollapod1804 mixty-maxty1818 macédoine1820 ragbag1820 haggis1822 job lot1828 allsorts1831 conglomerate1837 pot-pourri1841 chow-chow1850 breccia1873 pastiche1873 macaroni1884 mixed bag1919 casserole1930 mixed bunch1958 rattle-bag1982 mulligan1993 1592 R. Greene Vision sig. E Thou hast write no booke well, but thy Nunquam sera est, and that is indifferent Linsey Wolsey. 1594 T. Nashe Terrors of Night in Wks. (1883) III. 229 A man must not..haue his affections linsey wolsey, intermingled with lust, and things worthy of liking. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) iv. i. 11 What linsie wolsy hast thou to speake to vs againe. View more context for this quotation 1629 J. Ford Lovers Melancholy v. 74 This vnfashionable Mungril, this Linsey-wolsey of mortality. 1694 S. Johnson Notes Pastoral Let. 52 Far be it from all Mankind to impute such All-to-mall and Linsey-wolsey to the Providence of God. 3. a. attributive passing into adj. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from mixed fibres > [adjective] > specific diaper1497 linsey-woolseya1631 satinette1703 poplin1707 gambroon1812 crinoline1843 cotton-backed1881 fulgurante1922 ottoman1995 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1955) II. 178 Out of his Word I can preach against Linsey-woolsey garments [Deut. xxii. 11]. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xi. v. 127 [I] have never seen any of your Cash, unless for one Linsey Woolsey Coat. View more context for this quotation 1777 W. Dalrymple Trav. Spain & Portugal xxix The women wore jackets and aprons..with a kind of linsey woolsey petticoat. 1839 W. B. Stonehouse Hist. Isle of Axholme 47 Forty or fifty years ago..a servant of the best class..was clad chiefly in linsey woolsey garments. 1855 R. C. Singleton in tr. Virgil Wks. I. Pref. p. v To dress the sovereign in a linsey-woolsey garb would be seen at once to be a very unsuitable investiture. b. figurative. Chiefly with sense, ‘giving the appearance of a strange medley’, ‘being neither one thing nor the other’. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [adjective] > of mixed composition or character linsey-woolsey1565 mongrela1586 piebald1590 sundry1593 party per pale1607 mi-parti1610 hybridan1623 participle1694 ambigenal hyperbola1710 hybrida1716 mulish1729 hybridal1801 mulea1833 mixtiform1837 mongrelized1857 1565 T. Stapleton Fortresse of Faith f. 102^v An asse in a rochet, a lince wolse bishop. 1622 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Boston i. 43 The Linsey-Woolsey Laodicean Church, neither hot nor cold. 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. iii. 256 A Lawless linsie-woolsie brother, Half of one Order, half another. 1758 J. Rutty Spiritual Diary (ed. 2) 125 Lord take away this linsey-woolsey virtue! 1823 Examiner 532/1 A perking, prurient, linsey-wolsey species of composition. Compounds linsey-woolsey-wise adv. ΚΠ 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 42 And also mingle (Linsie-woolsie-wise) This gold-ground Tissue with too-mean supplies. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1483
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