linsey
(ˈlɪnzɪ)
Also 5 lynesey, 6 lince, 7–8 linsy.
[Possibly f. line n.1 + say.]
1. In early use, perh. some coarse linen fabric. In later use, = linsey-woolsey. Also attrib.
| 1435–6 in Heath Grocers' Comp. (1869) 419, xx clothis of lynesey. 1583 Rates Custom-ho. D j b. Lince called blew lince the doz. 1771 Pennant Tour Scotl. 1769 (1774) 259 Chiefly engaged in manufactures of linsies, worsted stockings [etc.]. c 1826 Erl Richard xxiv. in Child Ballads II. 463 O haud awa thae linen sheets, And bring to me the linsey clouts I hae been best used in. 1881 Instr. Census Clerks (1885) 64 Woollen Cloth Manufacture. Linsey Weaver. |
2. (See quot.)
| 1883 Gresley Gloss. Coal-mining, Linsey, strong Bind, also streaky sandstone. |