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

Southward I dare not fly: fain, fain I would To Scotland bend my course; but all the woods Are full of outlaws, that in Kendal green Follow the outlaw'd Earl of Huntington.

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

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

The tradition does not seem improbable, for Kendal has, from time immemorial, been renowned for its cloth—the famous "Kendal green" worn, in old ballads, by the English archers.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward

This worthy had doffed his tunic of Kendal green, and now figured in his proper costume—a jerkin of grey homespun russet, with wide petticoat breeches reaching to mid thigh.

From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne

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