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Meaning of LINSEY-WOOLSEY

Pronunciation:  'linzee'wûlzee, l'inzeew'ûlzee

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 Definition: [n]  a rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woof
 
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 See Also: cloth, fabric, material, textile

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Lin"sey-wool"sey\ (-w[oo^]l"s[y^]; 277), n.
1. Cloth made of linen and wool, mixed.
2. Jargon. [Obs.] --Shak.

  2. \Lin"sey-wool"sey\, a.
Made of linen and wool; hence, of different and unsuitable
parts; mean. --Johnson.
 
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