单词 | linsey-woolsey |
释义 | linsey-woolsey in British English (ˈlɪnzɪˈwʊlzɪ) noun 1. a thin rough fabric of linen warp and coarse wool or cotton filling 2. a strange nonsensical mixture or confusion Word origin C15: probably from Lindsey, Suffolk village where the fabric was first made + wool (with rhyming suffix -sey)linsey-woolsey in American English (ˈlɪnziˈwʊlzi) nounWord forms: plural ˈlinsey-ˈwoolseys 1. a coarse cloth made of linen and wool or cotton and wool : also ˈlinsey2. Obsolete an incongruous mixture; jumble Word origin ME linsy wolsye < lin, linen (see line2) + wolle, wool + jingling suffixWord lists with fabric |
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