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• ker|sey|mere — «KUR zee mihr», noun. = cassimere. (Cf. ↑cassimere) …   Useful english dictionary

• ker — ker·a·lan; ker·a·sin; ker·a·ter·pe·ton; ker·a·tin; ker·a·tin·i·za·tion; ker·a·tin·ize; ker·a·ti·tis; ker·a·to·conjunctivitis; ker·a·to·der·ma; ker·a·to·gen·ic; ker·a·tog·e·nous; ker·a·toid; ker·a·toi·dea; Ker·a·tol; ker·a·tol·y·sis;… …   English syllables

• sey — an·gle·sey; bet·sey; bo·sey; crai·sey; fore·sey; gan·sey; ja·sey; jer·sey·ite; kel·sey; ker·sey·mere; lin·sey; lin·sey wool·sey; lo·sey·ite; malm·sey; mil·sey; mis·sey moo·sey; od·ys·sey; pea·sey; pu·sey·ism; pu·sey·ite; sem·sey·ite; sey;… …   English syllables

• kersey — ker·sey …   English syllables

• Kersey — Ker|sey [ kə:zi] der; s <aus gleichbed. engl. kersey, nach dem Dorf Kersey in der engl. Grafschaft Suffolk> ein grober Stoff in Köperbindung, der früher für Militärmäntel verwendet wurde …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

• kerseymere — ker·sey·mere …   English syllables

• kersey — ker•sey [[t]ˈkɜr zi[/t]] n. pl. seys 1) tex a heavy, fulled woolen overcoating similar to melton 2) tex a coarse, twilled woolen cloth sometimes made with a cotton warp and used for work clothes 3) clo a garment made of kersey • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• kerseymere — ker•sey•mere [[t]ˈkɜr ziˌmɪər[/t]] n. tex a heavily fulled, twill weave woolen cloth finished with a fine nap • Etymology: 1775–85; kersey+ (cassi) mere …   From formal English to slang

• Kersey — Ker sey, n.; pl. {Kerseys}. [Prob. from the town of Kersey in Suffolk, Eng.] A kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from wool of long staple. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Kerseymere — Ker sey*mere, n. [For cassimere, confounded with kersey.] See {Cassimere}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English