linsey-woolsey

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(lin′zē wo̵ol′zē)

noun pl. linsey-woolseys

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

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

See linsey-woolsey in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. lin·sey-wool·seys
A coarse, woven fabric of wool and cotton or of wool and linen.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English linsiwolsie

Origin: : alteration of linen, linen; see linen

Origin: + wolle, wool; see wool

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