merino
See also: Merino
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /məˈɹinoʊ/
Noun
editmerino (countable and uncountable, plural merinos)
- (countable) A sheep of a Spanish breed with long, fine hair.
- (uncountable) The wool of this sheep.
- The fabric made from this wool (or from any similar yarn).
- 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth (hardback), Duckworth, page 5:
- The Priest pulled the light merino carriage rug higher about his knees.
- A dress made out of merino fabric.
- 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 89:
- "Oh, mamma," cried Georgiana, and the speech was heroic for her who dearly loved dress, "I would rather wear my merino, and then I should keep Isabella in countenance."
- A yarn made from a combination of wool and cotton in imitation of this wool.
Derived terms
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editsheep
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editIndonesian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editmêrino (first-person possessive merinoku, second-person possessive merinomu, third-person possessive merinonya)
- (nonstandard) sheep.
Further reading
edit- “merino” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Spanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Late Latin maiōrīnus, from maiōr.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editmerino (feminine merina, masculine plural merinos, feminine plural merinas)
- merino (relating to the sheep or wool)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editNoun
editmerino m (plural merinos)
- merino (wool or fabric)
- (historical, Spain) a count who had jurisdiction over a merindad
Descendants
edit- → English: merino
Further reading
edit- “merino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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