guzzy en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From the genus name,
Meanings
- Any member of the genus Guzmania, of tufted airplants.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| guzzies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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guzzy en · NOUN · etymology 2
Etymology
From Persian [Term?] and Hindi गज़ी (gazī). Possibly connected to guz/gaz, the fabric having been made a guz in length.
Meanings
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(India, archaic, countable, uncountable) A kind of coarse cotton cloth.
[…]a double sheet, made of very coarse cotton cloth, called guzzy; of which tents are usually constructed.
1810, Thomas H. Williamson, The East India Vade-Mecum, page 52:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| guzee | alternative | lexicographic | |
| guzzies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| guzzee | alternative | lexicographic |