"linsey-woolsey" meaning in All languages combined

See linsey-woolsey on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: Diminutive of linen and wool. See -y, -ey. Etymology templates: {{m|en|linen}} linen, {{m|en|wool}} wool, {{m|en|-y}} -y, {{m|en|-ey}} -ey Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} linsey-woolsey
  1. Mean; shoddy; of unsuitable composition.
    Sense id: en-linsey-woolsey-en-adj-mHPsz9jH

Noun [English]

Forms: linsey-woolseys [plural]
Etymology: Diminutive of linen and wool. See -y, -ey. Etymology templates: {{m|en|linen}} linen, {{m|en|wool}} wool, {{m|en|-y}} -y, {{m|en|-ey}} -ey Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} linsey-woolsey (countable and uncountable, plural linsey-woolseys)
  1. A fabric made of both linen and wool. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fabrics Synonyms: shatnez [Judaism], wincey, woolsey
    Sense id: en-linsey-woolsey-en-noun-zWN0-7Xn Disambiguation of Fabrics: 40 51 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 66 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 69 4 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 67 6
  2. (figurative, archaic) Worthless material; nonsense; gibberish. Tags: archaic, countable, figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-linsey-woolsey-en-noun-L5UDy~XK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: linsey

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for linsey-woolsey meaning in All languages combined (2.9kB)

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