kersey
a heavy overcoating of wool or wool and cotton, similar to beaver and melton.
a coarse twilled woolen cloth with a cotton warp, used especially for work clothes.
a garment made of kersey.
Origin of kersey
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How to use kersey in a sentence
Baizes, plain cloths, and kerseys were the most important of the manufactures, and there was some commerce in these with Spain.
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts | Rosalind NorthcoteThe other suits were made up of Hampshire kerseys, the doublets lined with linen and the hose with skins.
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony | George Francis DowHe was dressed in a blue lapelled coat, light waistcoat and kerseys, and Hessian boots.
Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 | James PaynBroadcloths, kerseys, cochineal, such as will not stay two days upon your hands.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 (of 15) | Robert Dodsley
British Dictionary definitions for kersey
/ (ˈkɜːzɪ) /
a smooth woollen cloth used for overcoats, etc
a twilled woollen cloth with a cotton warp
Origin of kersey
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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