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Linsey-woolsey

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Mean; shoddy; of unsuitable composition.
Noun
  1. 1
    A fabric made of both linen and wool. countable, uncountable

    "I had as lieue haue no ſunne, as haue it ſhine faintly, no fire, as a ſmothering fire of ſmall coales, no cloathes, rather then vveare linſey vvolſey."

  2. 2
    a rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woof wordnet
  3. 3
    Worthless material; nonsense; gibberish. archaic, countable, figuratively, uncountable

    "[W]hat linsey-woolsey hast thou to speak […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Diminutive of linen and wool. See -y, -ey.

Etymology 2

Diminutive of linen and wool. See -y, -ey.

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