Wincey
/ˈwɪnsi/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 linsey-woolsey countable, uncountable
- 2 a plain or twilled fabric of wool and cotton used especially for warm shirts or skirts and pajamas wordnet
Example
More examples"This morning when I left the asylum I felt so ashamed because I had to wear this horrid old wincey dress. All the orphans had to wear them, you know."
Etymology
Borrowed from Scots wincey, a clipping of linsey winsey, from Middle Scots linsiewinsie, assimilated variant of linsiwolsie (“linsey-woolsey”).