Definitions for kerseyˈkɜr zi
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ker•seyˈkɜr zi(n.)(pl.)-seys.
a heavy, fulled woolen overcoating similar to melton.
Category: Textiles
a coarse, twilled woolen cloth sometimes made with a cotton warp and used for work clothes.
Category: Textiles
a garment made of kersey.
Category: Clothing
Origin of kersey:
1400–50; perh. after Kersey, in Suffolk
Wiktionary
kersey(Noun)
A type of rough woollen cloth.
Origin: Perhaps from the village of Kersey, Suffolk.
Webster Dictionary
Kersey(noun)
a kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from wool of long staple
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