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kersey

English

Etymology

Perhaps from the village of Kersey in Suffolk, England, UK, in the region where the cloth was made.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??zi/
(General American) IPA^(key): /?k?zi/
Rhymes: -??(?)zi
Hyphenation: ker?sey

Noun

kersey (countable and uncountable, plural kerseys)

A type of rough woollen cloth.

Related terms

kerseymere

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Keyser, keyers, rekeys

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broadcloth

English

Etymology

broad +? cloth

Noun

broadcloth (countable and uncountable, plural broadcloths)

A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
(historical) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men’s garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide. (Reference: broadcloth in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
- 1942, Emily Carr, The Book of Small, "The Bishop and the Canary," [1]
  The look of hurt fury which she hurled at the Bishop's back might have singed his clerical broadcloth.

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broadcloth

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