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Kendal green

[ ken-dl ]

noun

  1. a coarse woolen cloth, green in color.
  2. a shade of green produced by a dye extracted from the woadwaxen plant.


Kendal green

noun

  1. a green woollen cloth, formerly worn by foresters
  2. the colour of this cloth, produced by a dye obtained from the woad plant See also dyer's-greenweed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Kendal green1

First recorded in 1505–15; named after Kendal, town in Westmoreland, England, where the cloth was originally woven and dyed
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Kendal green1

C14: from Kendal, where it originated

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