linsey-woolsey
linsey-woolsey noun: a fabric made of both linen and wool.
Noun
linsey-woolsey (countable and uncountable, plural linsey-woolseys)
- A fabric made of both linen and wool.
- I had as lieue haue no ſunne, as haue it ſhine faintly, no fire, as a ſmothering fire of ſmall coales, no cloathes, rather then vveare linſey vvolſey.1599, [Thomas] Nashe, “To His Readers, Hee Cares Not What They Be”, in Nashes Lenten Stuffe, […], London: […] [Thomas Judson and Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and C[uthbert] B[urby] […]...
- Worthless material; nonsense; gibberish.
- [W]hat linsey-woolsey hast thou to speak […]c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
Adjective
linsey-woolsey
Synonyms of linsey-woolsey
Forms of linsey-woolsey
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Origin of linsey-woolsey
Diminutive of linen and wool. See -y, -ey.
Words formed from linsey-woolsey
Questions about linsey-woolsey
- What does linsey-woolsey mean?
- Linsey-woolsey means a fabric made of both linen and wool.
- What part of speech is linsey-woolsey?
- Linsey-woolsey can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of linsey-woolsey?
- The plural of linsey-woolsey is linsey-woolseys.
Words near linsey-woolsey in the dictionary
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