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 Kendal green, though its date is more ancient, ought surely to be as dear to our feelings, as the variegated tartans of the north.

From Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott

There is mist tonight on Bagshot Heath, and men in Kendal green are out.

From Hints to Pilgrims by Charles Stephen Brooks

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 Edward Conybeare

It was of Kendal green cloth, faced about the doublet with tan-coloured leather.

From A Maid of Many Moods by Virna Sheard

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

From The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare