Definition of "kersey" []

• A twilled woolen fabric, sometimes with a cotton warp, used for coats. (noun)
• A garment made of this fabric. Often used in the plural. (noun)
• A woolen, often ribbed fabric formerly used for hose and trousers. (noun)

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• "He wadded the kersey into the wound, then got his one good arm underneath Jesse."
• "February 15, 2005 13: 21 davon kersey: yo this twin .u got a nice flo .u flowed wit my bro last year at the football game. i go to hshs. holla at ya boi ma"
• "And his dress, in her opinion, was enough to frighten a hodman, of a scavenger of the roads, instead of the decent suit of kersey, or of Sabbath doeskins, such as had won the respect and reverence of his fellow-townsmen."