Definitions For Kersey

Noun

KERSEY. (countable and uncountable, plural KERSEYs) A type of rough#adjective, rough woollen#adjective, woollen cloth.

Related terms

kerseymere

Translations

Georgian: მატყლის ქსოვილი (უხეში)

See also

broadcloth

Etymology

of houses formerly occupied by weavers in the village of kersey in suffolk, england, UK.From {{cite-book, author=P[eter] H[empson] Ditchfield, authorlink=Peter Ditchfield, chapter=Village Industries, title=The Cottages and the Village Life of Rural England, location=London, publisher=w:j. m. dent, j. m. dent & sons ltd. 10–13 Bedford Street W.C.; New York, N.Y.: w:e. p. dutton, e. p. dutton & co., year=1912, section=page facing page 167, sectionurl=https://archive.org/stream/cu31924014023463/cu31924014023463#page/n284/mode/1up, oclc=752608113}}. Kersey cloth may have been named after this place.]] Perhaps from the village of kersey in suffolk, england, UK, in the region where the cloth was made.

Anagrams

Keyser, keyers, rekeys