kersey

[ kur-zee ]

/ ˈkɜr zi /

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noun, plural ker·seys.

a heavy overcoating of wool or wool and cotton, similar to beaver and melton.

a coarse twilled woolen cloth with a cotton warp, used especially for work clothes.

a garment made of kersey.

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Origin of kersey

1400–50; late Middle English; perhaps after Kersey, in Suffolk, England

Words nearby kersey

kerria, Kerrville, kerry, Kerry blue terrier, Kerry Hill, kersey, kerseymere, Kerst, Kerulen, Kerwin, kerygma

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How to use kersey in a sentence

When I called, the Jackie Joyner Kersey Foundation answered.
The Disappearing Cops of East St. Louis|Justin Glawe|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hence Kersey, by a misprint, gives 'cherisaunei, comfort'; which Chatterton adopted.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
"We has a bolt o' moleskin and a bolt o' kersey cloth," said Mrs. Twig.
Left on the Labrador|Dillon Wallace
One of the groomes of your wardrobe, come, uncase, uncase; byr Lady a good Kersey.
Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (8 of 10)|Francis Beaumont

It is named from an English town, Kersey, where from the eleventh to the fifteenth century a large woolen trade was carried on.
Textiles|William H. Dooley
Beaver—Similar to Kersey, but with a longer nap, soft, thick nap inside.
Textiles and Clothing|Kate Heintz Watson

British Dictionary definitions for kersey

kersey

/ (ˈkɜːzɪ) /

noun

a smooth woollen cloth used for overcoats, etc

a twilled woollen cloth with a cotton warp

Word Origin for kersey

C14: probably from Kersey, village in Suffolk

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