Wincey

//ˈwɪnsi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    linsey-woolsey countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a plain or twilled fabric of wool and cotton used especially for warm shirts or skirts and pajamas wordnet

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linsey woolseylinsey-woolsey

Example

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"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”).

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linsey woolsey

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