penistone

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Yorkshire/pɛnɪstən/

noun

A coarse woolen material or frieze, used in England during the 16th and 17th centuries.

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forest whites
OriginProto-Brythonic *penn ← Old English -ing →
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Meanings

penistone1

nounpenistone (countable and uncountable, plural penistones)

plural penistones · alternative peniston · alternative peneston · alternative pennistone · alternative pennystone

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableA coarse woolen material or frieze, used in England during the 16th and 17th centuries.

    Synonyms: forest whites

Penistone2

proper nounPenistone (countable and uncountable, plural Penistones)

plural Penistones · alternative Peniston

  1. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2403).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA coarse woolen material or frieze, used in England during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Similar
forest whites

Origin

penistone · noun

From the village of Penistone in Yorkshire, England.

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Penistone · proper noun

  1. Old English-ing“belonging to”
  2. Proto-Brythonic*penn“head”
  3. EnglishPenistone

Perhaps from Proto-Brythonic *penn (“head”) + Old English -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). No relation to penis.

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APA

penistone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penistone

MLA

“penistone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penistone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penistone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penistone.

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