Kendal green

American  

[ken-dl] / ˈkɛn dl /

noun

1. a coarse woolen cloth, green in color.

2. a shade of green produced by a dye extracted from the woadwaxen plant.

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Kendal green British  

noun

1. a green woollen cloth, formerly worn by foresters

2. the colour of this cloth, produced by a dye obtained from the woad plant See also dyer's-greenweed

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Etymology

Origin of Kendal green

First recorded in 1505–15; named after Kendal, town in Westmoreland, England, where the cloth was originally woven and dyed

Example Sentences

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Kendal green

Why, how couldst thou know these men in Kendal green when     it was so dark thou couldst not see thy hand?

From The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by Shakespeare, William

The young officer appeared as Robin Hood, in a sporting dress of Kendal green, and a foraging cap, with a gold tassel.

From Old Christmas From the Sketch Book of Washington Irving by Caldecott, Randolph

But three knaves, in Kendal green, came at my back, and let drive at me; for it was so dark, Hal, that thou couldst not see thy hand.

From McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes

The Kendal green, though its date is more ancient, ought surely to be as dear to our feelings, as the variegated tartans of the north.

From Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter, Sir

He stooped down—rising again to the astonished eyes of the fair dames and nobles at the upper bench, in the forester's habit of Kendal green, with cloak and doublet of the same colour.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by Roby, John