† reweyadj.
Obsolete.
Of fabric: of uneven texture, ribbed (esp. as a fault).
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1552 Act 5 & 6 Edw. VI c. 6 §19 Any Clothe whiche shalbe cockley, pursey, bandy, squally, rewy,..evill burled [etc.].
1601 Act 43 Eliz. c. 10. §1 The same Clothes being put in Water, are found to shrink, be rewey, pursey, squally, cockling, bandy, light, and notably faulty.
1656 W. Smith Golden Fleece v. 33 The Cloth which is made of such disproportioned Stuffe, doth render it uneven, cockly, pursey, and rewey.
1684 T. Manley Νομοθετης: Cowell's Interpreter (ed. 2) sig. Mmm2b Rewey..it is as much as unevenly wrought, and full of Rewes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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