Kersey — may refer to: *Kersey (cloth), a coarse clothPlaces;United Kingdom *Kersey, Suffolk, a village in England;United States *Kersey, Colorado *Kersey, Indiana *Kersey, Pennsylvania, a location in Fox Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania… … Wikipedia
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 (cloth) — Kersey is a kind of coarse woollen cloth.It derives its name from the village of Kersey, Suffolk, having presumably originated in that region. However the cloth was made in many places. By 1475, the West Riding of Yorkshire including Calderdale… … Wikipedia
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 — (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
Suffolk — /suf euhk/, n. 1. a county in E England. 570,000; 1470 sq. mi. (3805 sq. km). 2. one of an English breed of sheep having a black face and legs, noted for mutton of high quality. 3. one of an English breed of chestnut draft horses having a deep… … Universalium
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
Kersey — Recorded in several forms including Carsey, Carssey, Cersy, Cersey, Cursey, Karsey, Kersy, Kersey, and possibly others, this is an English surname. It is locational from the village of Kersey in Suffolk. First recorded in the famous Domesday Book … Surnames reference
Kersey — Ker|sey [ kə:zi] der; s <aus gleichbed. engl. kersey, nach dem Dorf Kersey in der engl. Grafschaft Suffolk> ein grober Stoff in Köperbindung, der früher für Militärmäntel verwendet wurde … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
