wincey
- noun
- Archaic
:
tela de wincey
- He liked the feeling of the wincey fabric against his skin, especially on cold days.
Examples
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She chose a warm wincey shirt to wear during the chilly winter evening.
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The children snuggled into their soft wincey pajamas before bedtime.
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Down he stared at itsy-bitsy me through the dead cold mist, him all big and glowery, me all wincey and pinched and wondering about the red red rose, there on the snow before him.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
22
3.2
A soft warm fabric used for jackets and blankets
21
3.8
A thick cotton fabric with raised parallel ribs
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2.3
A cloth or piece of clothing made from wool to keep warm
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9.9
A rough, strong cloth made from linen and wool for clothes and blankets
A soft cotton fabric with a fuzzy surface used for warm night clothes and sheets
A very soft wool fabric used for baby clothes
A rough, strong cloth made from wool for work clothes and uniforms
A corduroy fabric with thin, closely spaced raised lines
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wincey comes from an older name winceyette for a simple wool-and-cotton cloth and is like a light flannel used for pajamas and warm shirts. A helpful way to remember wincey is to imagine 'soft, warm cloth' that keeps you cozy at night, which is why the word means this kind of fabric.