kerseymere

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UK/ˈkəːzɪmɪə/

noun

A fine, twilled woollen cloth.

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Meanings

nounkerseymere (countable and uncountable, plural kerseymeres)

plural kerseymeres

  1. countableuncountableA fine, twilled woollen cloth.

    I became aware of the figure of a youth about my own height, and habited in a white kerseymere morning frock, cut in the novel fashion of the one I myself wore at the moment.

    1839, Edgar Allan Poe, William Wilson

Origin

Alteration of cassimere.

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Translations

Bulgarian кашмир
  • кашмир (kašmir)A fine, twilled woollen cloth
Cite this entry
APA

kerseymere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerseymere

MLA

“kerseymere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerseymere. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kerseymere,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerseymere.

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