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merino definition

me·rino (mə rē′nō)

noun pl. merinos -·nos

  1. any of a breed of hardy, white-faced sheep with long, fine wool, orig. from Spain
  2. the wool
  3. a fine, soft yarn made from this wool, often mixed with cotton
  4. a soft, thin cloth made of this yarn

Etymology: Sp, prob. after (Beni) Merin, name of a Berber tribe of nomads and shepherds

adjective

designating or of this sheep, wool, yarn, or cloth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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