wincey

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She was dressed in some dull-coloured wincey, and looked cold and patient and lonely, and as she saw the big man staring at her she struggled in alarm to her feet, and could scarce stand on them.

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  1. A strong and durable cloth, plain or twilled, composed of a cotton warp and a woolen weft. Heavy winceys have been much worn as skirtings, and a lighter kind is used for men's shirts. They are sometimes made entirely of wool.

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  • They loved all the characters and the quips - "Incey wincey spider's going to web you in the face" became quite a catchphrase. —  Eurogamer
  • It's about as grand as it sounds, and one-time creators of fan fiction will probably relish the opportunity to reinterpret FotC's "Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros" with their own wincey music videos. —  Adrants
  • She was dressed in some dull-coloured wincey, and looked cold and patient and lonely, and as she saw the big man staring at her she struggled in alarm to her feet, and could scarce stand on them. —  Tommy and Grizel
  • This morning when I left the asylum I felt so ashamed because I had to wear this horrid old wincey dress. —  Anne of Green Gables
  • A merchant in Hopeton last winter donated three hundred yards of wincey to the asylum. —  Anne of Green Gables
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  1. Also winsey; supposed to be an abbreviation of *linsey-winsey, which is supposed to be a riming variation of linsey-woolsey, a word subject to much manipulation.
 

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