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wincey
/ ˈwɪnsɪ /
noun
- a plain- or twill-weave cloth, usually having a cotton or linen warp and a wool filling
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wincey1
C19: of Scottish origin, probably an alteration of woolsey as in linsey-woolsey
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Example Sentences
This morning when I left the asylum I felt so ashamed because I had to wear this horrid old wincey dress.
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A merchant in Hopeton last winter donated three hundred yards of wincey to the asylum.
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Her gypsy blood began to stir in her: the charm of her old vagabond habits asserted itself under the wincey frock and clean apron.
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I have six bolls of meal and seven yards of wincey going up the glen in the Salachary cart.
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I can see myself, in that dreadful old wincey dress and faded sailor hat, exploring decks and cabins with enraptured curiosity.
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