vicuña cloth

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• vicuña — ► NOUN 1) a wild relative of the llama, valued for its fine silky wool. 2) cloth made from this wool. ORIGIN Quechua …   English terms dictionary

• vicuna — UK [vɪˈkjuːnə] / US [vaɪˈkjunə] / US [vɪˈkjunə] noun Word forms vicuna : singular vicuna plural vicunas a) [countable] a South American animal similar to a llama b) [uncountable] cloth made from a vicuna s fur …   English dictionary

• vicuna — noun 1. the wool of the vicuna • Hypernyms: ↑wool 2. a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna • Hypernyms: ↑fabric, ↑cloth, ↑material, ↑textile 3. small wild cud chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller …   Useful english dictionary

• vicuña — vi|cu|ña [vıˈkju:nə US ˈku: ] n [U and C] a large South American animal related to the ↑llama, or the cloth that is made from its wool ▪ a vicuña coat …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• vicuna — vi|cu|na [ vaı kjunə, vı kjunə ] noun count a South American animal similar to a LLAMA a. uncount cloth made from a vicuna s fur …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• vicuna — 1) fabric made from wool of the vicuna, a small ruminant Fabric and Cloth 2) soft fleeced Andean ruminant Unusual Animals …   Phrontistery dictionary

• vicuña — [vɪ kju:njə, ku: , vɪ ku:nə] noun 1》 a wild relative of the llama, inhabiting mountainous regions of South America and valued for its fine silky wool. [Vicugna vicugna.] 2》 cloth made from this wool. Origin C17: from Sp., from Quechua …   English new terms dictionary

• vicuna — noun 1 (C) a large South American animal related to the llama, from which soft wool is obtained 2 (U) the cloth made from this wool …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Fabric and Cloth — This is a rather odd category, listing 269 names of kinds of fabric and cloth. There is an enormous variety in fabrics, with many different national, historical and regional varieties. It is interesting to note, however, that almost all of the… …   Phrontistery dictionary

• Inca society — The society of the Inca Empire centered in what is now Peru, from AD 1438 to AD 1533. Over that period, the Inca used conquest and peaceful assimilation to incorporate in their empire a large portion of western South America, centered on the… …   Wikipedia

• Textile — For other uses, see Textile (disambiguation). Fabric redirects here. For other uses, see Fabric (disambiguation). Sunday textile market on the sidewalks of Karachi, Pakistan …   Wikipedia