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Word entry · 6 letters

kersey

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"Rough wool cloth"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɜːzi/Sorted eekrsyStarts with KEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A coarse woolen cloth used for clothing or blankets.

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English kersey, perhaps from the village of Kersey in Suffolk, England, UK, in the region where the cloth was made.

Used in a sentence

  • Hencefoorth my wooing minde ſhalbe expreſt / In ruſſet yeas, and honeſt kerſie noes.
  • In Adirondac lakes, / At morn or noon, the guide rows bareheaded: / Shoes, flannel shirt, and kersey trousers make / His brief toilette […]

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