linsey-woolsey noun & adjective. [lɪnzɪ'wʊlzi] L15.
[from LINSEY + WOOL noun + -sey jingling termination. Cf. WINCEY.]
A. noun.
1. Orig., a textile material of wool and linen. Now, a dress material of coarse inferior wool woven on a cotton warp. L15.
b. A garment of this material. L19.

2. fig. A strange medley in talk or action; confusion, nonsense. L16.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Made of linsey-woolsey; fig. appearing to constitute a strange medley, confused, nonsensical. M16.

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