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Meaning of linsey-woolsey | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. A fabric made of both linen and wool.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Worthless material; nonsense; gibberish.
    archaic, countable, figuratively, uncountable

Examples

“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.”
“[W]hat linsey-woolsey hast thou to speak […]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

linseywoolsey linsheng linsidomine Linsky Linslade Linsley

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