kersey

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɜːzɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kûr′zē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ker•sey  (kûr′zē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -seys. 
  1. Textilesa heavy overcoating of wool or wool and cotton, similar to beaver and melton.
  2. Textilesa coarse twilled woolen cloth with a cotton warp, used esp. for work clothes.
  3. Clothinga garment made of kersey.
  • 1400–50; late Middle English; perh. after Kersey, in Suffolk, England

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kersey /ˈkɜːzɪ/ n
  1. a twilled woollen cloth with a cotton warp
Etymology: 14th Century: probably from Kersey, village in Suffolk
'kersey' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
kerseymere - Patmore

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