merino wool

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• Wool — is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, [Australian Wool Corporation, Australian Wool Classing, Raw Wool Services, 1990] of animals in the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of… …   Wikipedia

• merino — ► NOUN (pl. merinos) 1) a breed of sheep with long, fine wool. 2) a soft woollen or wool and cotton material, originally of merino wool. ORIGIN Spanish …   English terms dictionary

• Merino — Me*ri no, n.; pl. {Merinos}. [Sp.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A breed of sheep originally from Spain, noted for the fineness of its wool. [1913 Webster] 2. A fine fabric of merino wool. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Merino — This article is about the breed of sheep. For other uses, see Merino, Victoria and merindad. Full wool Merino sheep. The Merino is an economically influential breed of sheep prized for its wool. Merinos are regarded as having some of the finest… …   Wikipedia

• merino — /meuh ree noh/, n., pl. merinos, adj. n. 1. (often cap.) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool. 2. wool from such sheep. 3. a yarn or fabric made from this wool. adj. 4. made of merino wool, yarn, or… …   Universalium

• merino — /məˈrinoʊ / (say muh reenoh) noun (plural merinos) 1. (upper case) one of a variety of sheep, originating in Spain, valued for its fine wool. 2. wool from such sheep. 3. a knitted fabric made of wool or wool and cotton. 4. a variety of potato.… …  

• merino — n. (pl. os) 1 (in full merino sheep) a variety of sheep with long fine wool. 2 a soft woollen or wool and cotton material like cashmere, orig. of merino wool. 3 a fine woollen yarn. Etymology: Sp., of uncert. orig …   Useful english dictionary

• merino — me•ri•no [[t]məˈri noʊ[/t]] n. pl. nos, adj. 1) ahb. (often cap.) one of a breed of sheep, raised orig. in Spain, valued for their fine wool 2) tex wool from such sheep 3) tex a yarn or fabric made from this wool 4) tex made of merino wool, yarn …   From formal English to slang

• merino — [mə ri:nəʊ] noun (plural merinos) 1》 a sheep of a breed with long, fine wool. 2》 a soft woollen or wool and cotton material, originally of merino wool. Origin C18: from Sp., of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

• Merino — Me*ri no, a. [Sp. merino moving from pasture to pasture, fr. merino a royal judge and superintendent or inspector of sheep walks, LL. merinus, fr. majorinus, i. e., major vill?, fr. L. major greater. See {Major}. Merino sheep are driven at… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• merino — (n.) fine wool breed of sheep, 1781, from Sp. merino, possibly from Arabic Merini, a Berber family or tribe of sheep farmers in northwest Africa whose animals were imported into Spain 14c. 15c. to improve local breeds. Or from or influenced by L …   Etymology dictionary