Linsey-woolsey

·noun Jargon.

II. Linsey-woolsey ·noun Cloth made of linen and wool, mixed.

III. Linsey-woolsey ·adj Made of linen and wool; hence, of different and unsuitable parts; mean.

linsey woolsey
(A corruption of linen and wool.) Stuff made of linen and wool mixed; light or coarse stuff.--Todd's...

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Woolsey
·noun Linsey-woolsey. ...

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Linsey
·noun Linsey-woolsey. ...

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linsey-wolsey
A stuff in extensive use commercially; it is a mixture of flax and wool. ...

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