kerseymere
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of kerseymere
First recorded in 1775–85; kersey + (cassi)mere
Example Sentences
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He was in a worn frock-coat, and faded yellow kerseymere waistcoat, stained with soup and tar; and the hands on the wheel wore grimy kid gloves.
From The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea by Alfred Ollivant
Their minds were haunted by a spirit in kerseymere in the evening they walked together in the fields.
From Life's Little Ironies by Thomas Hardy
I remember his white kerseymere breeches, and pink silk stockings, and buckled shoes.
From Tracks of a Rolling Stone by Henry J. (Henry John) Coke
His kerseymere pantaloons fitted him without a wrinkle.
From Castles in the Air by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
On his way to the Court—his black dress kerseymere protected by India-rubber overalls—Ryecroft, as known, had ridden to Wingate’s house, and was thence rowed to Llangorren.
From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Mayne Reid
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