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LINSEY-WOOLSEY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does linsey-woolsey mean?
• LINSEY-WOOLSEY (noun)
The noun LINSEY-WOOLSEY has 1 sense:
1. a rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woof
Familiarity information: LINSEY-WOOLSEY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woof
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("linsey-woolsey" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
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