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A kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from wool of long staple.
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cheap coarse woolen cloth of twill, usually ribbed. Used for overcoats because it kept out the wet and cold.
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a coarse, lightweight woolen cloth, usually ribbed and with a cotton warp
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A coarse woolen cloth of light weight, either smooth or ribbed.
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Course narrow cloth woven from lnog-strand wool; usually ribbed. "English broad-cloth, and red Kersey they highly esteemed." Cook, Voyages, 1772. (1)
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a coarse woolen cloth, often ribbed, perhaps named for English village of Kersey in Suffolk
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A fulled, woven fabric, generally of wool or a wool blend, with a fine lustrous nap. Used for overcoats.
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A compact, lustrous, woollen fabric, diagonally ribbed or twilled that is heavily milled and finished with a short nap. It is similar to melton.
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A heavy grade of all wool, twill fabric with a pronounced diagonal pattern. Named for the town in England where it originated, it was most commonly used in work clothes and uniforms.
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A kind of coarse light-weight woolen cloth, usually ribbed with a cotton warp
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Kersey is a kind of coarse woollen cloth.
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