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sergedusoy

sergedusoy noun: silk serge.

Noun

sergedusoy (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Silk serge.
    • SERGEDUSOY (Fr.). A coarse silken stuff, as its name implies. It was used in the last century for coats, etc., for common people, being a degree above cloth.1860, Frederick William Fairholt, Costume in England, page 578
    • He is wearing a freshly starched cravat and a new sergdusoy jacket, his boots are polished and he carries a clumsily wrapped package under his arms.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 240

Forms of sergedusoy

alternative formsergdusoy
alternative formsergedesoy

Origin of sergedusoy

From French serge de soie.

Questions about sergedusoy

What does sergedusoy mean?
Sergedusoy means silk serge.
What part of speech is sergedusoy?
Sergedusoy is a noun.

Words near sergedusoy in the dictionary

  1. sergeanty
  2. sergeaunt
  3. sergeaunts
  4. serged
  5. sergedesoy
  6. sergedusoy
  7. sergeevite
  8. Sergei
  9. Sergent
  10. Sergents
  11. serger

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