Kersey

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A twilled woolen fabric, sometimes with a cotton warp, used for coats.
  • n. A garment made of this fabric. Often used in the plural.
  • n. A woolen, often ribbed fabric formerly used for hose and trousers.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A type of rough woollen cloth.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from wool of long staple.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A kind of coarse woolen cloth, usually ribbed, made from long wool
  • Made of kersey-cloth.
  • Hence Homespun; homely.
  • Word Usage
    "He wadded the kersey into the wound, then got his one good arm underneath Jesse."
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