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wincey

win·cey

UK/ˈwɪnsi/ uncommon

noun

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a plain or twilled fabric of wool and cotton used especially for warm shirts or skirts and pajamas

Origin

Borrowed from Scots wincey, a clipping of linsey winsey, from Middle Scots linsiewinsie, assimilated variant of linsiwolsie (“linsey-woolsey”).

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