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Kendal green
[ ken-dl ]
noun
- a coarse woolen cloth, green in color.
- a shade of green produced by a dye extracted from the woadwaxen plant.
Kendal green
noun
- a green woollen cloth, formerly worn by foresters
- the colour of this cloth, produced by a dye obtained from the woad plant See also dyer's-greenweed
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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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