English Explanatory Dictionary

penistone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A coarse woolen material or frieze, used in England during the 16th and 17th centuries.
name
  1. A market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2403).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/pɛnɪstən/

Word forms

penistone penistones peniston peneston pennistone pennystone

Etymology

From the village of Penistone in Yorkshire, England.

Synonyms

forest whites
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