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‖ vicuña, vicuna|viˈkuɲa|, |vɪˈk(j)uːnə|
Forms: α. 7 becunia, 7– vicuna, 8–9 vicunna, 9 va-, vecuna, vicugna, vicunnia, 9– vicuña. β. 7 vicugne, 9 vicune.
[a. Sp. vicuña (Pg. vicunha), the Quichuan name of the animal. See also vigogne, vigone, and vigonia.]
1. A South American animal (Auchenia vicunna), closely related to the llama and alpaca, inhabiting the higher portions of the northern Andes and yielding a fine silky wool used for textile fabrics.
α1622R. Hawkins Voy. S. Sea 47 It may be surmised, that it is as that of the Becunia, and other Beasts, which breed the Beazer stone. 1661Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. 28 The beast is about the bignesse and likeness of a Stagg. Their hair..is said also to help the gout: sc. Of that called Vicunas. 1704Collect. Voy. (Churchill) III. 11/2 The Wild Goats are numerous; they are call'd Vicunna's. 1748Anson's Voy. i. vi. 68 There are in all parts of this country a good number of Vicunnas or Peruvian sheep. 1771tr. Pernety's Voy. Malouine Isl. (1773) 289 Several of our people went a shooting..and saw some carcases of vicunas. 1805J. Luccock Nat. Wool 14 We allude particularly to..the camel, and the dromedary, in the East, and the vicuna in South America. 1847Prescott Peru (1850) II. 100 His dress..was composed of the wool of the vicuña wrought into mantles, so fine that it had the appearance of silk. 1875Encycl. Brit. I. 598/1 The vicugna is a much rarer animal than the alpaca. 1894Lydekker Roy. Nat. Hist. II. 413 During the wet season of the year the vicunias seek the highest ridges of the Cordillera.
β1604E. G[rimstone] D'Acosta's Hist. Indies iv. xl. 316 Amongst the most remarkable things at the Indies of Peru, be the Vicugnes, and sheep of the countrie, as they call them. 1613Purchas Pilgrimage (1614) 732 The Vicugne somewhat resembleth a Goat, but is greater. c1806Acc. Viceroyalty Buenos Ayres 21 note, There is also a wild species of the pacos, called vicunes.
2. ellipt. Vicuña cloth; also, a garment made of this.
1851Catal. Gt. Exhib. 491/1 Ponchos:—Plain and brocade, striped; aravenas, Vicunas. 1853Househ. Words 24 Sept. 76/1 The verbiage by which coats are transformed into..alpacas, vicunas, ponchos,..and siphonias. 1883Daily News 22 Sept. 3/3 A dress of cigar-brown vicugna. 1887Standard 15 Sept. 2/1 A thick diagonal vicuna has been introduced as a jacket cloth.
3. attrib. and Comb., as vicuña-fur, vicuña-hunter, vicuña-skin; vicuña-cloth, cloth made of vicuña-wool (hence ellipt. vicuña-costume); vicuña-wool, (a) wool or fur of the vicuña; (b) a mixture of fine wool and cotton.
1851Catal. Gt. Exhib. 490/2 Union cloth... *Vicuna cloth. 1882Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlew. 515/1 Vicuna cloth..is employed as a dress material, and is very soft in texture. 1889Daily News 22 Oct. 6/1 Vicuna cloth is much in favour for dresses just now.
1884Cassell's Fam. Mag. Oct. 697/2 The standing figure wears a pale brown *vicuna costume.
1851Catal. Gt. Exhib. 487/1 *Vicuna fur, with woollen back.
1880C. R. Markham Peruv. Bark 125 This led us down into a valley, where I parted with my young *vicuña-hunter.
1840Penny Cycl. XVIII. 228/2 The finest [ponchos] are made of *vicuña skins.
1804Gentl. Mag. Nov. 1059 On board..were 20 sacks of *Vicuna [mispr. Vienna] wool. 1818Amer. St. Papers, For. Relat. (1834) IV. 327 The imports..consisted of..771 arrobas of vacuna wool. 1862Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 4073 Tweeds..made from Vicugna wool. 1880C. R. Markham Peruv. Bark 135 The exquisite fabrics they weave from vicuña-wool. |