linsey-woolsey

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linsey-woolsey - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Linsey-woolsey \Lin"sey-wool"sey\ (l[i^]n"s[y^]*w[oo^]l"s[y^];
     277), n.
     1. Cloth made of linen and wool, mixed.
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     2. Jargon. [Obs.] --Shak.
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  Linsey-woolsey \Lin"sey-wool"sey\, a.
     Made of linen and wool; hence, of different and unsuitable
     parts; mean. --Johnson.
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linsey-woolsey - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  linsey-woolsey
      n 1: a rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woof