linsey-woolsey
21Woolsey — Wool sey, n. [From {Wool}.] Linsey woolsey. [1913 Webster] …
22linsey — /lin zee/, n., pl. linseys. linsey woolsey. * * * …
23linsey — ˈlinzē, zi noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English lynesey, lynsy, probably from Lynsey Lindsey, village in Suffolk, England, where it was made : linsey woolsey …
24woolsey — ˈwu̇lzē, zi noun ( s) Etymology: by shortening : linsey woolsey …
25Fabric and Cloth — This is a rather odd category, listing 269 names of kinds of fabric and cloth. There is an enormous variety in fabrics, with many different national, historical and regional varieties. It is interesting to note, however, that almost all of the… …
26lin|sey — «LIHN zee», noun, plural seys. = linsey woolsey. (Cf. ↑linsey woolsey) …
27wincey — noun (plural winceys) Brit. a strong, lightweight twilled fabric, typically made of wool with cotton or linen. Origin C19: appar. an alt. of woolsey in linsey woolsey …
28-ette — is a suffix corresponding to an Old French form ette and is found in English (mostly from the 19c) in four types of noun, either as an active suffix or as part of a word adopted from French: 1. diminutive words, e.g. chemisette (= a small chemise …
29winceyette — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a lightweight brushed cotton fabric, used especially for nightclothes. ORIGIN from wincey, a lightweight wool and cotton fabric, from woolsey in LINSEY WOOLSEY(Cf. ↑L) …
30wincey — n. (pl. winceys) a strong lightweight fabric of wool and cotton or linen. Etymology: orig. Sc.: app. f. woolsey in LINSEY WOOLSEY …
