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Meanings of linsey-woolsey in inglês
português
flanela wincey espanhol
wincey 
Coarse woven fabric with a linen warp and a wool weft.
Synonyms
Examples for "linsey"
Examples for "linsey"
1
The coats of the men were home-made; the materials, jeans or linsey-woolsey.
2
I might lay hold of a linsey-woolsey cloak somewhere in the bog.
3
Your labor is too skilled by far to manufacture bagging and linsey-woolsey.
4
They made linsey for the woman and woolen cloth for de men.
5
He wore low shoes, buckskin breeches, linsey-woolsey shirt, and a coonskin cap.
1
A brown wincey dress surmounted all.
2
I should think you'd be grateful to get most anything after those skimpy wincey things you've been wearing.
3
I can see myself, in that dreadful old wincey dress and faded sailor hat, exploring decks and cabins with enraptured curiosity.
4
Her gypsy blood began to stir in her: the charm of her old vagabond habits asserted itself under the wincey frock and clean apron.
5
Wincey, the Mayor of Gawler.
1
For Martin was then but a linsey-wolsey reformer.
2
'Yes, you darling, when you are Lord Chancellor; and till that day comes I will wear tailor gowns, linsey-wolsey, anything you like,' cried Mary, laughing.
Usage of linsey-woolsey in inglês
1
The coats of the men were home-made; the materials, jeans or linsey-woolsey.
2
I might lay hold of a linsey-woolsey cloak somewhere in the bog.
3
Your labor is too skilled by far to manufacture bagging and linsey-woolsey.
4
He wore low shoes, buckskin breeches, linsey-woolsey shirt, and a coonskin cap.
5
Some of the passengers were dressed in jeans; others in linsey-woolsey dyed blue.
6
But the Sphinx of womanhood may lie under linsey-woolsey as well as silk.
7
She drew up her short linsey-woolsey garments from the contaminations beneath her feet.
8
Some manufactures are carried on, including linsey-woolsey stuffs and edge tools.
9
Sally glanced down at her faded linsey-woolsey dress, soiled with soot.
10
The clothing of the people was mainly of linsey-woolsey, home-made.
11
While we revel in broadcloth, let us not forget what we owe to linsey-woolsey.
12
Polly Ann sat by the little window of the cabin, spinning the flax into linsey-woolsey.
13
His wife wore a calico dress for company, while the neighbor wives wore homespun linsey-woolsey.
14
She wore a woollen flowered jacket under a black shawl, and a skirt of linsey-woolsey.
15
The beaux and belles, in linsey-woolsey and buckskins, were assembled from the country around and about.
16
Home-made linen and clothing of linsey-woolsey were used in the settlements by high and low alike.