petersham

[ pee-ter-shuhm, -sham ]

/ ˈpi tər ʃəm, -ˌʃæm /

noun

a heavy woolen cloth for men's overcoats and other bulky outerwear.

a coat or jacket made of this cloth.

a corded material for hatbands, the insides of belts, etc.

a narrow belting for the tops of skirts.

Origin of petersham

1805–15; named after Viscount Petersham (1780–1851)

Words nearby petersham

Peter Pan, Peter Pan collar, “Peter Piper”, Peter Principle, Petersburg, petersham, Peterson, Peters' ovum, Peter's pence, Peters' projection, Peter the Great

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Example sentences from the Web for petersham

Away across the road the woods beyond Ham and Petersham were still afire.
The War of the Worlds|H. G. Wells
In 1818 he was presented by his college to the vicarage of Kew with Petersham, in Surrey.
The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims|Andrew Steinmetz
When sixteen years of age he began business as a clerk in a country store at Petersham, and there remained five years.
The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886|Various
This led to the very interesting letter I shall now quote, written also in the same month from Petersham.
The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete|John Forster

Of Petersham, which adjoins Ham Common, little or nothing can be seen from the river.
Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea.|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for petersham

petersham

/ (ˈpiːtəʃəm) /

noun

a thick corded ribbon used to stiffen belts, button bands, etc

a heavy woollen fabric used esp for coats

a kind of overcoat made of such fabric

Word Origin for petersham

C19: named after Viscount Petersham (died 1851), English army officer

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	petersham
释义	petersham [ pee-ter-shuhm, -sham ] / ˈpi tər ʃəm, -ˌʃæm / noun a heavy woolen cloth for men's overcoats and other bulky outerwear. a coat or jacket made of this cloth. a corded material for hatbands, the insides of belts, etc. a narrow belting for the tops of skirts. Origin of petersham 1805–15; named after Viscount Petersham (1780–1851) Words nearby petersham Peter Pan, Peter Pan collar, “Peter Piper”, Peter Principle, Petersburg, petersham, Peterson, Peters' ovum, Peter's pence, Peters' projection, Peter the Great Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for petersham Away across the road the woods beyond Ham and Petersham were still afire. The War of the Worlds\|H. G. Wells In 1818 he was presented by his college to the vicarage of Kew with Petersham, in Surrey. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims\|Andrew Steinmetz When sixteen years of age he began business as a clerk in a country store at Petersham, and there remained five years. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886\|Various This led to the very interesting letter I shall now quote, written also in the same month from Petersham. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete\|John Forster Of Petersham, which adjoins Ham Common, little or nothing can be seen from the river. Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea.\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for petersham petersham / (ˈpiːtəʃəm) / noun a thick corded ribbon used to stiffen belts, button bands, etc a heavy woollen fabric used esp for coats a kind of overcoat made of such fabric Word Origin for petersham C19: named after Viscount Petersham (died 1851), English army officer 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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