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Kersey

//ˈkɜːzi// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 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. 2
    A locality in Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A town in Weld County, Colorado, United States, derived from a maiden name. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Indiana, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A census-designated place in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A type of rough woollen cloth. countable, uncountable

    "Hencefoorth my wooing minde ſhalbe expreſt / In ruſſet yeas, and honeſt kerſie noes."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English kersey, perhaps from the village of Kersey in Suffolk, England, UK, in the region where the cloth was made.

Etymology 2

From Old English cærse (“cress”) + īeġ (“island”).

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