kerseymere

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kerseymere - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Kerseymere \Ker"sey*mere\, n. [For cassimere, confounded with
     kersey.]
     See Cassimere.
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  Cassimere \Cas"si*mere\, n. [Cf. F. casimir, prob. of the same
     origin as E. cashmere. Cf. Kerseymere.]
     A thin, twilled, woolen cloth, used for men's garments.
     [Written also kerseymere.]
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