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linsey

linsey noun: a cloth made of linen and wool.

Noun

linsey (countable and uncountable, plural linseys)

  1. A cloth made of linen and wool.
    • My rule is to give for winter a linsey suit, one shirt of best towelling, one hat, one pair of shoes, a good blanket, costing $2 to $2 50, every other year […]1852, J. D. B. De Bow, The Industrial Resources of the Southern and Western States
  2. A kind of clayey rock.

Proper noun capitalized: Linsey

Linsey (plural Linseys)

  1. A surname.

Forms of linsey

Noun
plurallinseys
Proper noun
pluralLinseys

Words formed from linsey

Questions about linsey

What does linsey mean?
Linsey means a cloth made of linen and wool.
What part of speech is linsey?
Linsey can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of linsey?
The plural of linsey is linseys.

Words near linsey in the dictionary

  1. linseed dodder
  2. linseed oil
  3. linseed oils
  4. linseeds
  5. Linses
  6. linsey
  7. linsey-woolsey
  8. linsey-woolseys
  9. linseys
  10. linseywoolsey
  11. linseywoolseys

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