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linsey-woolsey
lin·sey-wool·sey L0189400 (lĭn′zē-wo͝ol′zē)n. pl. lin·sey-wool·seys A coarse, woven fabric of wool and cotton or of wool and linen.
[Middle English linsiwolsie : alteration of linen, linen; see linen + wolle, wool; see wool.]linsey-woolsey (ˈlɪnzɪˈwʊlzɪ) n1. (Textiles) a thin rough fabric of linen warp and coarse wool or cotton filling2. a strange nonsensical mixture or confusion[C15: probably from Lindsey, Suffolk village where the fabric was first made + wool (with rhyming suffix -sey)]lin•sey-wool•sey (ˈlɪn ziˈwʊl zi)
n., pl. -seys. a coarse fabric woven from linen warp, or sometimes cotton, and coarse wool filling. [1475–85; literally, linen cloth, wool cloth] linsey-woolsey - First a cloth woven from linen and wool, the phrase was altered for the sake of a jingling sound.See also related terms for linen.Linsey-woolseyA coarse fabric made of mixed wool and linen.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | linsey-woolsey - a rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woofcloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
linsey-woolsey
Words related to linsey-woolseynoun a rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woofRelated Words- cloth
- fabric
- textile
- material
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