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Milanese, a. and n.|mɪləˈniːz|
Forms: 5 mylannoys, 8 Milaneze, 8– Milanese.
[ad. It. Milanese: see -ese.]
A. adj.
1. Of or pertaining to Milan, its inhabitants, manufactures, etc. Milanese lace (see quot. 1882).
1617J. Chamberlain Let. 21 June (1939) II. 82, I met with a Milanese gentleman of some qualitie. 1753M. W. Montagu Let. 10 Oct. (1967) III. 39 A Milanese lady being now proffessor of Mathematics in the University of Bologna. 1756–7tr. Keysler's Trav. (1760) I. 384 The freedom and liberality of the Milanese ladies. 1866G. Meredith Vittoria xxix, A printed song in the Milanese dialect. 1882Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlework, Milanese Lace.—This is made in the Philippine Isles, with Manilla grass. The work is a combination of Drawn Work and open Embroidery, and has not much the appearance of lace. 1896Henty Knt. White Cross xvii. 269 A superb suit of Milanese armour.
2. Of a warp knit fabric made on a Milanese loom usually from silk or rayon yarns; of a garment made of this fabric.
1897Sears, Roebuck Catal. 231/1 The New Four-Button Pure Silk Glove... Guaranteed all pure Milanese silk. Ibid., Black Milanese Silk Mitts, the softest, finest and most durable of all silks. 1916Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 19 July 14/5 (Advt.), Nothing could be more appropriate for wear at the big Fete Saturday than one of these Suits, of Milanese Silk. 1922Tatler 30 Aug. Advts. p. c, Ladies' exceedingly dainty Cami-Knickers, made of best quality Milanese Silk. 1922Ibid. 5 July Advts. p. m, Pure Silk Milanese Vest.
B. absol. or as n.
1. A native or an inhabitant of Milan.
Unchanged for pl.: cf. Chinese, Maltese. In 6 † Milanesis.
1484Caxton Fables of Poge iv. (1889) 297 A mylannoys named Paulus. 1582N. Lichefield tr. Castanheda's Conq. E. Ind. i. liv. 116 b, With them went two Milanesis, which were Lapidaries. a1715Burnet Own Time vi. (1734) II. 177 That the Milaneze should have a neutrality granted them. 1886Ruskin Præterita I. vi. 200 To drive to the Corso, where at that time the higher Milanese were happy and proud as ours in their park.
2. the Milanese: the territory of the old duchy of Milan.
a1715Burnet Own Time vii. (1734) II. 354 If the King of France..became Master of the Milaneze. 1769Robertson Chas. V, ii. Wks. 1851 III. 483 Seizing by surprise, or force, several places in the Milanese. 1841W. Spalding Italy & It. Isl. III. 44 The allies overran the Milanese and Piedmont.
3. The Milanese dialect.
1642J. Howell Instructions Forreine Trav. xi. 138 There is in Italy..the Milanese, the Parmasan, the Piemontese, and others..and all these have several Dialects and Idiomes of Speech. 1818[see Genoese n.]. 1880Encycl. Brit. XIII. 493/2 It may be added that the Milanese nün..is really a compound or reduplication in the manner of the ni-ni. 1966T. G. Griffith Migliorni's Italian Lang. xi. 351 Porta, who gave a brilliant example of the expressive use of his own Milanese, defended dialect against Giordani.
4. Milanese fabric (see A. 2).
1927Glasgow Herald 20 Apr. 10 What your supples and your Milanese may be, you alone may care. But one takes off one's hat to the ‘shimmering crepe de soie’. 1945M. D. Potter Fiber to Fabric 238 Milanese has a distinctive diagonal cross effect. Originally silk, now also rayon. 1968J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 241 Milanese, a warp-knit fabric made on a Milanese loom, used mainly for women's underwear, very fine and lustrous. |