linsey-woolsey
noun
a coarse fabric woven from linen warp, or sometimes cotton, and coarse wool filling.
linsey-woolseys
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pluralof linsey-woolsey.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"Every farm house," says Coman, the economic historian, "was a workshop where the women spun and wove the serges, kerseys, and linsey-woolseys which served for the common wear."
From History of the United States by Charles A. (Charles Austin) Beard
