What does kersey mean?
Kersey means A type of rough woollen cloth..
Looking up this word…
Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
/ˈkɜːzi/ · noun
A type of rough woollen cloth..
Hencefoorth my wooing minde ſhalbe expreſt / In ruſſet yeas, and honeſt kerſie noes.
[T]here was a Report, that one of our Ships having by Stealth delivered her Cargo, among which was ſome Bales of Engliſh Cloth, Cotton, Kerſyes, and ſuch like Goods, the Spaniards cauſed all the Goods to be burnt, and puniſhed the Men with Death who were concern'd in carrying them on Shore.
In Adirondac lakes, / At morn or noon, the guide rows bareheaded: / Shoes, flannel shirt, and kersey trousers make / His brief toilette […]
Use kersey when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Kersey means A type of rough woollen cloth..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Hencefoorth my wooing minde ſhalbe expreſt / In ruſſet yeas, and honeſt kerſie noes.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.