sergedusoy

English

Alternative forms

• sergdusoy, sergedesoy

Etymology

From French serge de soie.

Noun

sergedusoy (uncountable)

1. (historical) Silk serge.
   • 1860, Frederick William Fairholt, Costume in England, page 578:

     SERGEDUSOY (Fr.). A coarse silken stuff, as its name implies. It was used in the last century for coats, etc., for common people, being a degree above cloth.

   • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 240:

     He is wearing a freshly starched cravat and a new sergdusoy jacket, his boots are polished and he carries a clumsily wrapped package under his arms.