Linsey-woolsey Definition

lĭnzē-wo͝olzē
linsey-woolsey
noun
A coarse cloth made of linen and wool, or cotton and wool.
Webster's New World
An incongruous mixture; jumble.
Webster's New World

Origin of Linsey-woolsey

  • Middle English linsiwolsie alteration of linen linen linen wolle wool wool

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Diminutive of linen and wool. See -y, -ey.

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With L and Ending With Y

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