linsey

Variant of linsey-woolsey

linsey-woolsey definition

linsey-woolsey (lin′zē wo̵ol′zē)

noun pl. linsey-woolseys -·wool′seys

  1. a coarse cloth made of linen and wool or cotton and wool
    also linsey lin′·sey
  2. Obsolete an incongruous mixture; jumble

Etymology: ME linsy wolsye < lin, linen (see line) + wolle, wool + jingling suffix

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