Kersey

Kersey

Kersey may refer to:
*Kersey (cloth), a coarse cloth

Places

;United Kingdom
*Kersey, Suffolk, a village in England;United States
*Kersey, Colorado
*Kersey, Indiana
*Kersey, Pennsylvania, a location in Fox Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania

People

urname

*Hannah Kersey (born 1983), British woman with two wombs, gave birth to triplets in 2006
*Jerome Kersey (born 1962), professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (US)
*Paul Kersey:
**Paul Kersey, the main character in the film "Death Wish"
**Paul Kersey, drummer for the band Max Webster
**Paul Kersey (born 1972), American actor, appeared in the film Hulk
*Ron Kersey (1949–2005), American disco keyboardist and music producer

Given name

*Kersey Coates (1823–1887), American businessman, developed Kansas City, Missouri
*Kersey Graves (1813–1883), American skeptic, atheist and spiritualist


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  • Kersey — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Kersey (Colorado) Kersey (Indiana) Kersey (Pennsylvania) im Vereinigten Königreich: Kersey (Suffolk) Personen: Jerome Kersey (* 1962), US amerikanischer Basketballspieler der NBA John Kersey… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kersey — Kersey, CO U.S. town in Colorado Population (2000): 1389 Housing Units (2000): 489 Land area (2000): 0.974172 sq. miles (2.523093 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.974172 sq. miles (2.523093 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Kersey, CO — U.S. town in Colorado Population (2000): 1389 Housing Units (2000): 489 Land area (2000): 0.974172 sq. miles (2.523093 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.974172 sq. miles (2.523093 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Kersey — Ker sey, n.; pl. {Kerseys}. [Prob. from the town of Kersey in Suffolk, Eng.] A kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from wool of long staple. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • kersey — [kʉr′zē] n. pl. kerseys [ME, after Kersey, village in Suffolk, England] a coarse, lightweight woolen cloth, usually ribbed and with a cotton warp …   English World dictionary

  • Kersey — Kersey, Zeug mit ferschenartigem Köper, wird stark gewalkt, aber leicht geschoren. Das Gewebe ist auf beiden Seiten recht; England liefert das beste …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Kersey — (Kirsey, beides spr. körsĭ), nach einem englischen Fabrikdorf der Grafschaft Suffolk benannter, kräftig gewalkter Wollenstoff (140 cm breit, 1 m ca. 790 g), mit 22 Ketten und 18 Schußfäden auf 1 cm, aus Streichgarnen 7500 m auf 1 kg, oft nur… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Kersey — (Kirsey, engl., spr. körrsĕ), grober glatter, tuchartiger Stoff, gewalkt und gerauht, nicht geschert …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • kersey — noun (plural kerseys) Etymology: Middle English, from Kersey, England Date: 14th century 1. a. a coarse ribbed woolen cloth for hose and work clothes b. a heavy wool or wool and cotton fabric used especially for uniforms and coats 2. a garment of …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • kersey — /kerr zee/, n., pl. kerseys. 1. a heavy overcoating of wool or wool and cotton, similar to beaver and melton. 2. a coarse twilled woolen cloth with a cotton warp, used esp. for work clothes. 3. a garment made of kersey. [1400 50; late ME; perh.… …   Universalium

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