kerseymere
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of kerseymere
First recorded in 1775–85; kersey + (cassi)mere
Example Sentences
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The little spinner was habited in a plain but handsome uniform, with one gold epaulet on his right shoulder, whilst the delighted approver had a coat splendid with broad white kerseymere facings.
From Rattlin the Reefer by Marryat, Frederick
And his wife took care that his rich red hood, kerseymere small-clothes, and black silk stockings upon calves of dignity, were such that his congregation scorned the surgeons all the way to Beverley.
From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
He rapped with the knuckles of his left hand on his white kerseymere waistcoat.
From Aunt Rachel by Murray, David Christie
They set to work, these watermen, And made their nether robes—but when They drew with dainty touch The kerseymere upon their tails, They found it scraped against their scales, And hurt them very much.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 by Various
My dear brethren," he said, with eyes upturned to the ceiling, his stubby fingers interlaced over his waistcoat of fawn kerseymere, "I am much perplexed and disheartened!
From Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead by Raine, Allen
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