linsey-woolsey

[ lin-zee-wool-zee ]

/ ˈlɪn ziˈwʊl zi /

noun, plural lin·sey-wool·seys.

a coarse fabric woven from linen warp, or sometimes cotton, and coarse wool filling.

a garment made from this.

Archaic. any mixture that is incongruous or of poor quality; jumble: That last speech was a linsey-woolsey of stale platitudes.

Also called linsey.

Origin of linsey-woolsey

1425–75; late Middle English lynsy wolsye literally, linen cloth, wool cloth, equivalent to lyn (Old English līn;see linen) + -sy, variant of say cloth (<Old French saie; akin to Medieval Latin sagia kind of weave, Latin sagum cloak) + wolwool + -sye, variant of say

Words nearby linsey-woolsey

linseed cake, linseed meal, linseed oil, Lin Sen, linsey, linsey-woolsey, linstock, lint, lintel, linter, lintie

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Example sentences from the Web for linsey-woolsey

Facing him was a solemn, burning-eyed pupil and adversary of fifteen in a linsey-woolsey shirt and jeans overalls.
The Tempering|Charles Neville Buck
In summer, a scarlet petticoat made of stammel or linsey-woolsey .
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony|George Francis Dow
Outside the clothespress, on a peg, hangs a linsey-woolsey every-day gown that shows marks of wear.
Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great, Volume 3 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard
She tied a linsey-woolsey jacket by its arms about her waist, and put out the candles.
The Three Black Pennys|Joseph Hergesheimer

Everyone makes Linsey-woolsey for their own wearing (New York, 1670).
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony|George Francis Dow

British Dictionary definitions for linsey-woolsey

linsey-woolsey

/ (ˈlɪnzɪˈwʊlzɪ) /

noun

a thin rough fabric of linen warp and coarse wool or cotton filling

a strange nonsensical mixture or confusion

Word Origin for linsey-woolsey

C15: probably from Lindsey, Suffolk village where the fabric was first made + wool (with rhyming suffix -sey)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	linsey-woolsey
释义	linsey-woolsey [ lin-zee-wool-zee ] / ˈlɪn ziˈwʊl zi / noun, plural lin·sey-wool·seys. a coarse fabric woven from linen warp, or sometimes cotton, and coarse wool filling. a garment made from this. Archaic. any mixture that is incongruous or of poor quality; jumble: That last speech was a linsey-woolsey of stale platitudes. Also called linsey. Origin of linsey-woolsey 1425–75; late Middle English lynsy wolsye literally, linen cloth, wool cloth, equivalent to lyn (Old English līn;see linen) + -sy, variant of say cloth (<Old French saie; akin to Medieval Latin sagia kind of weave, Latin sagum cloak) + wolwool + -sye, variant of say Words nearby linsey-woolsey linseed cake, linseed meal, linseed oil, Lin Sen, linsey, linsey-woolsey, linstock, lint, lintel, linter, lintie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for linsey-woolsey Facing him was a solemn, burning-eyed pupil and adversary of fifteen in a linsey-woolsey shirt and jeans overalls. The Tempering\|Charles Neville Buck In summer, a scarlet petticoat made of stammel or linsey-woolsey . Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony\|George Francis Dow Outside the clothespress, on a peg, hangs a linsey-woolsey every-day gown that shows marks of wear. Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great, Volume 3 (of 14)\|Elbert Hubbard She tied a linsey-woolsey jacket by its arms about her waist, and put out the candles. The Three Black Pennys\|Joseph Hergesheimer Everyone makes Linsey-woolsey for their own wearing (New York, 1670). Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony\|George Francis Dow British Dictionary definitions for linsey-woolsey linsey-woolsey / (ˈlɪnzɪˈwʊlzɪ) / noun a thin rough fabric of linen warp and coarse wool or cotton filling a strange nonsensical mixture or confusion Word Origin for linsey-woolsey C15: probably from Lindsey, Suffolk village where the fabric was first made + wool (with rhyming suffix -sey) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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