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

It was of Kendal green cloth, faced about the doublet with tan-coloured leather.

From A Maid of Many Moods by Sheard, Virna

Off then, I wish you, with your Kendal green; Let not sad grief in fresh array be seen.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 by Hazlitt, William Carew

Bateman of Kendal gave us Kendal green, And Sharpe of Leeds sharp arrows for us made: At Rotheram dwelt our bowyer, God him bless; Jackson he hight, his bows did never miss.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 by Hazlitt, William Carew

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

It was in the town of Kendal that was made the foresters' woollen cloth known as "Kendal green," which was the uniform of Robin Hood's band.

From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Cook, Joel