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kempy

[kemp]

noun

a short, coarse, brittle fiber, used chiefly in the manufacture of carpets.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English kempe coarse (said of hair); akin to Old English cenep mustache, bristly object, Old Norse kampr mustache, cat's whiskers

Related forms

kemp·y, adjective

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kemp (kɛmp)

—n
	a coarse hair or strand of hair, esp one in a fleece that resists dyeing

[C14: from Old Norse kampr beard, moustache]

'kempy

—*adj*

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