Kersey
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A type of rough woollen cloth. countable, uncountable
"Hencefoorth my wooing minde ſhalbe expreſt / In ruſſet yeas, and honeſt kerſie noes."
- 1 A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL999904). countable, uncountable
"The village itself, however, is invisible until you come to a corner with an archaic wooden pump high on the right bank, turn, and then suddenly, there it is - all of Kersey, running steeply down The Street to a water-splash through a tributary of the Brett, and up again, just as steeply, to the summit of Church Hill."
- 2 A locality in Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 3 A town in Weld County, Colorado, United States, derived from a maiden name. countable, uncountable
- 4 An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Indiana, United States. countable, uncountable
- 5 A census-designated place in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"Hencefoorth my wooing minde ſhalbe expreſt / In ruſſet yeas, and honeſt kerſie noes."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English kersey, perhaps from the village of Kersey in Suffolk, England, UK, in the region where the cloth was made.
From Old English cærse (“cress”) + īeġ (“island”).
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