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Noun- A fine woolen fabric with a close nap made in fancy twill weaves.

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Usage examples (32)
  • Her voice was muffled against his kerseymere frock coat
  • He rapped with the knuckles of his left hand on his white kerseymere waistcoat.
  • Their minds were haunted by a spirit in kerseymere in the evening they walked together in the fields.
  • It is healthy to hate a bundle of broadcloth, kerseymere, buttons, and brass, and it's my delight by day and dream by night.
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  • This word was used in the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals.
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