Wincey
/ˈwɪnsi/noun
A fabric, traditionally a warm mixture of wool and cotton or linen, often used for clothing and household textiles.
Did you know?Wincey is generally linked to “linsey-woolsey,” a rough mixed-fiber textile that became especially important in early modern and colonial household production.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*līno- / *wĺ̥h₂neh₂
“Roots associated with flax or linen and with wool; the proposed source materials behind the later compound.”
Old English
Old English
līn / wull
““Flax, linen” and “wool,” the native textile terms that correspond to the two fibers.”
16th Century
English
linsey-woolsey
“A coarse fabric made from a mixture of linen or cotton and wool.”
17th Century
English
linsey-woolsey / winsey
““Winsey” appears as a shortened or altered form associated with mixed-fiber cloth; the exact transition is uncertain.”
Modern English
English
wincey
“A warm, usually inexpensive fabric, especially one combining wool with cotton or linen.”