A type of coarse, durable woolen cloth, historically used to make workingmen's clothing.
Named after Kersey, a village in Suffolk, England, famous for cloth production in the Middle Ages. Place-based names for textiles were common when regions specialized in manufacturing. The cloth became known throughout Europe under this place name.
Kersey is one of the few English words that literally comes from a specific village—the fabric was so famous that wherever it was sold, people just called it 'the stuff from Kersey'—kind of like how we say 'champagne' only for wine from Champagne!
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