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Definitions for kersey
ˈkɜr zikersey
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Wiktionary
kerseynoun
A type of rough woollen cloth.
Etymology: Perhaps from the village of Kersey, Suffolk.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Kerseynoun
Coarse stuff.
Etymology: karsaye, Dutch; carisée, French.
Taffata phrases, silken terms precise,
I do forswear them; and I here protest,
Henceforth my wooing mind shall be exprest
In russet yeas, and honest kersey noes. William Shakespeare.His lackey with a linnen stock on one leg, and a kersey boot-hose on the other. William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew.
The same wool one man felts it into a hat, another weaves it into cloth, and another into kersey or serge. Matthew Hale.
Thy kersey doublet spreading wide,
Drew Cic’ly’s eye aside. John Gay.
Webster Dictionary
Kerseynoun
a kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from wool of long staple
Etymology: [Prob. from the town of Kersey in Suffolk, Eng.]
Wikidata
Kersey
Kersey is a statutory town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,389 at the 2000 census.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Kersey
kėr′zi, n. a coarse woollen cloth. [Perh. from Kersey in Suffolk.]
Etymology and Origins
Kersey
From Kersey, in Suffolk, once famed for its woollen manufacture.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
KERSEY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kersey is ranked #4189 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Kersey surname appeared 8,459 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Kersey.
82.3% or 6,963 total occurrences were White.
12.2% or 1,040 total occurrences were Black.
2.2% or 189 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2% or 175 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.6% or 52 total occurrences were Asian.
0.4% or 40 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of kersey in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of kersey in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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