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wincey

/ (ˈwɪnsɪ) /

noun

British a plain- or twill-weave cloth, usually having a cotton or linen warp and a wool filling

Nearby words

  1. win some, lose some,
  2. win this one for the gipper,
  3. win through,
  4. win-win,
  5. wince,
  6. winceyette,
  7. winch,
  8. winchell,
  9. winchester,
  10. winchester bushel

Word Origin for wincey

C19: of Scottish origin, probably an alteration of woolsey as in linsey-woolsey
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Examples from the Web for wincey

  • I have six bolls of meal and seven yards of wincey going up the glen in the Salachary cart.

    Gilian The Dreamer|Neil Munro

  • A merchant in Hopeton last winter donated three hundred yards of wincey to the asylum.

    Anne Of Green Gables|Lucy Maud Montgomery