name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɜːzi/
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General-American:/ˈkɝzi/
rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)zi
CMU ARPABET:K ER1 S IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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