What does "kersey" mean?
A type of rough woollen cloth.
Kersey
/ˈkɜːzi/ name, noun
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A type of rough woollen cloth.
- Grammar: kersey is listed as name, noun.
- Usage evidence: Hencefoorth my wooing minde ſhalbe expreſt / In ruſſet yeas, and honeſt kerſie noes.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A type of rough woollen cloth. countable, uncountable
"Hencefoorth my wooing minde ſhalbe expreſt / In ruſſet yeas, and honeſt kerſie noes."
Proper Noun
- 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
"Hencefoorth my wooing minde ſhalbe expreſt / In ruſſet yeas, and honeſt kerſie noes."
Common questions
How do you use "kersey" in a sentence?
Hencefoorth my wooing minde ſhalbe expreſt / In ruſſet yeas, and honeſt kerſie noes.
How do you pronounce "kersey"?
Pronounced /ˈkɜːzi/.
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”).