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kersey

[ kur-zee ]

noun

plural kerseys.
  1. a heavy overcoating of wool or wool and cotton, similar to beaver and melton.
  2. a coarse twilled woolen cloth with a cotton warp, used especially for work clothes.
  3. a garment made of kersey.


kersey

/ ˈɜːɪ /

noun

  1. a smooth woollen cloth used for overcoats, etc
  2. a twilled woollen cloth with a cotton warp
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of kersey1

1400–50; late Middle English; perhaps after Kersey, in Suffolk, England
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of kersey1

C14: probably from Kersey, village in Suffolk
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The sequel to the hit 1974 film starring Charles Bronson as architect-turned-vigilante Paul Kersey featured Fishburne as a gang member named Cutter who targets Kersey’s family.

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Former biomedical engineering graduate student, Dr. Anna Kersey '23, was the lead author for the article published in Acta Biomaterialia and biomedical engineering graduate student Aparna Murali was the lead author for the follow-up article published in Advanced Science.

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Kathleen Kersey, a 32-year-old health care worker in Brunswick, Georgia, who is a Republican, said she has little confidence in any of the federal entities, including Congress, but has more for the institutions closer to home.

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Mr. Kersey prayed at a service before Mrs. Haley’s first inauguration.

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Kersey added, “I am concerned that the decisions Mt. Horeb has made concerning our convictions and compassions have been and will be politicized when it comes to Governor Haley.”

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