"'Rather fat--grown-up Bacchus--cut the leaves--dismounted
from the tub, and adopted kersey, eh?--not double distilled, but
double milled--ha! ha! pass the wine.'"

KERSEY
Matching Terms: Kerseymere, Kerseynette, Kerseys


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Definition: \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.