linsey-woolsey

Definition

A fabric made of both linen and wool.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "I had as lieue haue no ſunne, as haue it ſhine faintly, no fire, as a ſmothering fire of ſmall coales, no cloathes, rather then vveare linſey vvolſey."
• "[W]hat linsey-woolsey hast thou to speak […]"