linsey

American  

[lin-zee] / ˈlɪn zi /

noun

linseys plural

1. linsey-woolsey.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• linseys
  plural

Example Sentences

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linsey linseys

Cora woke in the pit of the night, her head resting on a rolled-up linsey blanket.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Some distance off, upon the roots of a wide-spreading elm, sat two barefooted, swarthy, scarred old hunters with raccoon skin caps, linsey hunting-shirts and buckskin breeches.

From Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge by Bayne, Mary Addams

But he has no thought for me— Only the thought of his share, And the softness of the linsey shifts His lazy daughters wear.

From The Mountainy Singer by MacCathmhaoil, Seosamh

Whan she cam to Earl Richard's house, The sheets war Hollan' fine; "O haud awa thae linen sheets, And bring to me the linsey clouts,155 I hae been best used in."

From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various

He found her in her garden, dressed in a short linsey skirt, working among her flowers.

From Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable by Faris, John T. (John Thomson)

For winter, there are droguets, reps in worsted and in silk, merinos, tweeds, linseys, and velveteens.

From Routledge's Manual of Etiquette by Routledge, George

I had to wear de young master's overalls for underwear and linseys for a dress.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume X, Missouri Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration

There is a manufacture of linseys of some consequence, but generally speaking, the trade is much decayed.

From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell