Standard Lemma guide

kersey

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɜːzi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈkɝzi/
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)zi
  • CMU ARPABET: K ER1 S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL999904).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 2

A locality in Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 3

A town in Weld County, Colorado, United States, derived from a maiden name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 4

An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Indiana, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 5

A census-designated place in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 6

A habitational surname from Old English.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 7

A type of rough woollen cloth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Old English cærse (“cress”) + īeġ (“island”).

Inherited from Middle English kersey, perhaps from the village of Kersey in Suffolk, England, UK, in the region where the cloth was made.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Georgian: მატყლის ქსოვილი — type of rough woollen cloth
  • Middle English: kersey — type of rough woollen cloth
  • Spanish: carisea — type of rough woollen cloth