wincey
/ (ˈwɪnsɪ) /
noun
British a plain- or twill-weave cloth, usually having a cotton or linen warp and a wool filling
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Word Origin for wincey
C19: of Scottish origin, probably an alteration of woolsey as in linsey-woolsey
Words nearby wincey
wimpy, Wimshurst machine, win, win by a nose, wince, wincey, winceyette, winch, Winchell, Winchester, Winchester bushel
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I have six bolls of meal and seven yards of wincey going up the glen in the Salachary cart.
Gilian The Dreamer|Neil MunroA merchant in Hopeton last winter donated three hundred yards of wincey to the asylum.
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