wincey

/ ˈwɪnsɪ /

noun

1. a plain- or twill-weave cloth, usually having a cotton or linen warp and a wool filling

Word History and Origins

Origin of wincey¹

C19: of Scottish origin, probably an alteration of woolsey as in linsey-woolsey

Example Sentences

It was too dark to see his face, but I knew what it would look like: a kind of sad, wincey expression.

From Literature

Faith now, says she, In my wincey jacket!

From Project Gutenberg

She was barefooted, as Eppie always was except on Sundays, and wore a coarse, gray wincey dress and a big apron.

From Project Gutenberg

"I have six bolls of meal and seven yards of wincey going up the glen in the Salachary cart."

From Project Gutenberg

Her gypsy blood began to stir in her: the charm of her old vagabond habits asserted itself under the wincey frock and clean apron.

From Project Gutenberg