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Ivicene, n. and a.|ˈɪvɪsiːn|
[f. Ibiza, Iviça, one of the Balearic Islands + Sp. -eño, -ene.]
A type of hound, said to be descended from ancient Egyptian hunting dogs, native to the island of Ibiza and characterized by large, pointed, pricked ears and white, fawn, or reddish-brown colouring; also as adj.; also called Ibizan or Balearic hound.
1929Morning Post 5 Feb. 15/3 The Ivicene Described. Ibid., The Ivicene dog, a breed which has never before been seen in this country. 1929Dog World 8 Feb. 912/1 Pedro of Chardia, Ivecine [sic], Greyhound type, wants time and should do well, rare and undeveloped at the moment. 1948C. L. B. Hubbard Dogs in Brit. iii. xv. 124 The correct name of Cà Eivissenne is loosely pronounced as ‘Ivicene’, which led to considerable publicity in Britain about 1930, giving the dog the breed name of Ivicene. 1964E. F. Daglish tr. Schneider-Leyer's Dogs of World 165 (heading) Balearic Hound or Ivicene. |