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Meanings of linsey in English

Portuguese
flanela wincey
Spanish
wincey
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Coarse woven fabric with a linen warp and a wool weft.

        flanela wincey
        Usage of linsey in English
        1
        The coats of the men were home-made; the materials, jeans or linsey-woolsey.
        The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete
        2
        I might lay hold of a linsey-woolsey cloak somewhere in the bog.
        The Settlers at Home
        3
        Your labor is too skilled by far to manufacture bagging and linsey-woolsey.
        American Eloquence, Volume 4 / Studies In American Political His...
        4
        They made linsey for the woman and woolen cloth for de men.
        Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
        5
        He wore low shoes, buckskin breeches, linsey-woolsey shirt, and a coonskin cap.
        The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln
        6
        Some of the passengers were dressed in jeans; others in linsey-woolsey dyed blue.
        Children of the Market Place
        7
        The women and children were dressed in simple garments of linsey.
        The Old Northwest: A Chronicle of the Ohio Valley and Beyond
        8
        Four young women were sewing the stiff linsey skirts worn in the Union.
        Women of the Country
        9
        He was clad in leather and linsey, and seemed ancient as the hills.
        The Purchase Price; Or, The Cause of Compromise
        10
        She spread the gray stuffs and brown linsey woolseys out scornfully.
        Little Miss By-The-Day
        11
        But the Sphinx of womanhood may lie under linsey-woolsey as well as silk.
        The Way of a Man
        12
        She drew up her short linsey-woolsey garments from the contaminations beneath her feet.
        Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
        13
        A short, stoop-shouldered white man, clad in faded linsey, appeared on the threshold.
        The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the...
        14
        We wore clothes called linsey that was wool and cotton mixed.
        Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
        15
        Some manufactures are carried on, including linsey-woolsey stuffs and edge tools.
        Rides on Railways
        16
        Sally glanced down at her faded linsey-woolsey dress, soiled with soot.
        Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance
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        Translations for linsey
        Portuguese
        flanela wincey
        Spanish
        wincey
        Linsey through the time
        Linsey across language varieties
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