This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Kerseymere. A finer description of kersey, taking its name from the factory at which it is was originally manufactured. The factory stood on a mere or brook, running through the village of Kersey, England. It is principally a manufacture of the West of England, and, except in being woven twilled and of narrow width, it, in no respect, differs from superfine cassimere.
 
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