Kendal green

American  

[ken-dl] / ˈkɛn dl /

noun

1. a coarse woolen cloth, green in color.

2. a shade of green produced by a dye extracted from the woadwaxen plant.

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Kendal green British  

noun

1. a green woollen cloth, formerly worn by foresters

2. the colour of this cloth, produced by a dye obtained from the woad plant See also dyer's-greenweed

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Etymology

Origin of Kendal green

First recorded in 1505–15; named after Kendal, town in Westmoreland, England, where the cloth was originally woven and dyed

Example Sentences

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Kendal green

The tradition does not seem improbable, for Kendal has, from time immemorial, been renowned for its cloth—the famous "Kendal green" worn, in old ballads, by the English archers.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward

Why, how couldst thou know these men in Kendal green, when it was so dark thou couldst not see thy hand? come, tell us your reason: what sayest thou to this?

From King Henry IV, Part 1 by Shakespeare, William

Bateman of Kendal gave us Kendal green, And Sharpe of Leeds sharp arrows for us made: At Rotheram dwelt our bowyer, God him bless; Jackson he hight, his bows did never miss.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 by Hazlitt, William Carew

Why, how couldst thou know these men in Kendal green, when it was so dark thou couldst not see thy hand?

From McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes

It was in the town of Kendal that was made the foresters' woollen cloth known as "Kendal green," which was the uniform of Robin Hood's band.

From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Cook, Joel