Kendal green

[ken-dl]

noun

1. a coarse woolen cloth, green in color.

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

Kendal green

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kendal green¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kendal green¹

C14: from Kendal, where it originated