kersey

[ kur-zee ]

noun

, plural ker·seys.

1. a heavy overcoating of wool or wool and cotton, similar to beaver and melton.
2. a coarse twilled woolen cloth with a cotton warp, used especially for work clothes.
3. a garment made of kersey.

kersey

/ ˈkɜːzɪ /

noun

1. a smooth woollen cloth used for overcoats, etc
2. a twilled woollen cloth with a cotton warp

Word History and Origins

Origin of kersey¹

1400–50; late Middle English; perhaps after Kersey, in Suffolk, England

Word History and Origins

Origin of kersey¹

C14: probably from Kersey, village in Suffolk

Example Sentences

When I called, the Jackie Joyner Kersey Foundation answered.

From The Daily Beast

Hence Kersey, by a misprint, gives 'cherisaunei, comfort'; which Chatterton adopted.

From Project Gutenberg

"We has a bolt o' moleskin and a bolt o' kersey cloth," said Mrs. Twig.

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One of the groomes of your wardrobe, come, uncase, uncase; byr Lady a good Kersey.

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It is named from an English town, Kersey, where from the eleventh to the fifteenth century a large woolen trade was carried on.

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Beaver—Similar to Kersey, but with a longer nap, soft, thick nap inside.

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