linsey-woolsey

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fabric made of both linen and wool. countable,uncountable
    — I had as lieue haue no ſunne, as haue it ſhine faintly, no fire, as a ſmothering fire of ſmall coales, no cloathes, rather then vveare linſey vvolſey.
  2. Worthless material; nonsense; gibberish. archaic,countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — [W]hat linsey-woolsey hast thou to speak […]
形容词 adj.
  1. Mean; shoddy; of unsuitable composition.

词形变化

linsey-woolseys plural

词汇关系

衍生词
linsey

词源

词源 1
Diminutive of linen and wool. See -y, -ey.
词源 2
Diminutive of linen and wool. See -y, -ey.
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