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moorit, a. and n. Shetland dial.|ˈmurət|
Also moorad, -at, -et, murid, murrit.
[a. ON. mórauð-r, f. mó-r moor, heath + rauð-r red.]
a. adj. Heather-brown, reddish brown: esp. of sheep and wool.
b. n. A reddish brown colour.
1809A. Edmondston Zetland II. 210 The sheep..are of different colours; as white, grey, black, speckled, and of a dusky brown called moorit. 1871R. Cowie Shetland ix. 162 Sheep..of a peculiar brownish shade, termed by the natives murid. 1884Rampini in Gd. Words Nov. 746/2 A herd of native sheep, black, white, grey, and moorat. 1895Spectator 31 Aug. 278/1 It is sometimes difficult to convince people that our moorad is not dyed. |