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Meanings of linsey-woolsey in English

Portuguese
flanela wincey
Spanish
wincey
Wikidata

Coarse woven fabric with a linen warp and a wool weft.

        flanela wincey
        Usage of linsey-woolsey 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
        He wore low shoes, buckskin breeches, linsey-woolsey shirt, and a coonskin cap.
        The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln
        5
        Some of the passengers were dressed in jeans; others in linsey-woolsey dyed blue.
        Children of the Market Place
        6
        But the Sphinx of womanhood may lie under linsey-woolsey as well as silk.
        The Way of a Man
        7
        She drew up her short linsey-woolsey garments from the contaminations beneath her feet.
        Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
        8
        Some manufactures are carried on, including linsey-woolsey stuffs and edge tools.
        Rides on Railways
        9
        Sally glanced down at her faded linsey-woolsey dress, soiled with soot.
        Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance
        10
        The clothing of the people was mainly of linsey-woolsey, home-made.
        Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
        11
        While we revel in broadcloth, let us not forget what we owe to linsey-woolsey.
        Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile
        12
        Polly Ann sat by the little window of the cabin, spinning the flax into linsey-woolsey.
        Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
        13
        His wife wore a calico dress for company, while the neighbor wives wore homespun linsey-woolsey.
        Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume I, Part 1: 1835-1866
        14
        She wore a woollen flowered jacket under a black shawl, and a skirt of linsey-woolsey.
        Stories by Foreign Authors: Polish, Greek, Belgian, Hungarian
        15
        The beaux and belles, in linsey-woolsey and buckskins, were assembled from the country around and about.
        Reminiscences of a Pioneer
        16
        Home-made linen and clothing of linsey-woolsey were used in the settlements by high and low alike.
        The United Empire Loyalists : A Chronicle of the Great Migration
        Translations for linsey-woolsey
        Portuguese
        flanela wincey
        Spanish
        wincey