Shetlandn.
/ˈʃɛtlənd/, U.S. /ˈʃɛtlənd/ I. Compounds
* Designating commodities and goods originating in or associated with Shetland.
1. Designating commodities and other items imported from, associated with, or otherwise characteristic of the Shetland Islands. Cf. Zetland n.
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1590 Burgh Court Bks. St. Andrews 11 Aug. in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at (Schetland,) Scheit-, Schyitland, Scheitland hering.
1609 in J. D. Marwick Rec. Convent. Royal Burghs Scotl. (1870) II. 284 That na Firth hering or Schyitland hering be packatt..with Yleis hering vnder sic pecuniall..panis as the maiestratis maye iniouyne of law.
1750 London Evening-Post 25 Oct. A large Quantity of Shetland Pickled Herrings, &c. were serv'd up in China.
1785 Third Rep. Comm. Brit. Fisheries (House of Commons) (App. 10) 65/2 It is certain the consequences would deeply affect the character, value, and quantity of Shetland Fish.
1814 J. Shirreff Gen. View Agric. Orkney xiv. 61 When well fed and cured, Shetland beef is extremely valuable, and perhaps the finest in Britain or its isles.
1884 Evid. Commissioners Inq. Crofters & Cottars Scotl. II. 1353 in Parl. Papers (C. 3980–II) XXXIV. 1 What kind of cabbage is grown?—What is called Shetland kail.
1885 Bull. U.S. Fish Comm. 5 319 The principal markets for the Shetland fish are Spain, Ireland, and Scotland.
1911 C. C. Lynam Log of ‘Blue Dragon II’ 150 A Polar bear-skin and various Shetland skins, a muff of birds'-skins and a boa of the same..were purchased.
1930 H. Wolfe Uncelestial City iii. 106 Man shall his salvation win, Either by old Shetland whiskey, Or through Martin's London Gin.
1961 Scotsman 1 Aug. 8/7 The display of baskets, varying from the Shetland kishie to the Newhaven fishwife's murlin.
2003 Independent 21 May 3/1 They include such sustaining treats as Herefordshire cider, Shetland lamb and Teviotdale cheese.
2. spec.
a. Designating a high-quality wool obtained from Shetland sheep (see sense 4), noted for its lightness, warmth, softness, and the wide variety of undyed shades available. Also: designating yarn produced from this wool, esp. a fine yarn of the type used for making traditional Shetland knitted shawls or jumpers; sometimes applied more generally to similar yarn produced from another type of wool. Chiefly in Shetland wool. [Compare slightly earlier Zetland wool (in quot. 1777 at Zetland n.).]
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > type of > from specific place
Shetland1783
picklock1794
ostrich wool1812
gansey1822
Botany wool1834
botany1864
Shetland floss1877
Kalmuck1940
1783 Morning Chron. 7 Feb. (advt.) 5 Bales Shetland Wool.
1790 (title) Report of the Committee of the Highland Society of Scotland, to whom the subject of Shetland Wool was referred.
1812 Literary Panorama Feb. 322 The quality of the Shetland wool is in general thought to be affected in some measure by the pasture on which the sheep are fed.
1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. (new ed.) II. 585/2 Specimen of Shetland yarn, handspun; and of the Shetland wool, as it is taken from the sheep.
1872 Young Englishwoman Nov. 611/1 This pretty light fanchon is knitted with white and red Shetland wool.
1923 Bell Telephone News July 47/3 Knit ribs with double strand Shetland yarn and bind off.
1966 Illustr. London News 26 Feb. 5 (advt.) The knitwear is made of Shetland wool and is fully fashioned with raglan sleeves.
2015 Western Mail (Nexis) 27 Oct. 8 Shetland Wool is currently the only non-edible product to hold protected status in the UK.
b. Designating a garment made of Shetland wool, Shetland yarn, or knitted using the traditional techniques and designs of Shetland knitting, as Shetland jumper, Shetland shawl, Shetland veil, etc. Cf. Shetland knitting n. at sense 2c.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [adjective] > woollen
Shetland1790
zephyr1809
crewel1887
Saxony1888
quick-knit1935
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > made from specific materials
warm?c1225
furredc1325
russet1390
imperial purple1577
furry1691
kidden1714
Shetland1790
pepper-and-salt1792
dreadnought1798
cilice1812
moleskin1836
nainsook1852
lingeriea1865
pepper-salt1882
Milanese1897
ramie1906
pinstripe1935
stranded1935
Day-Glo1949
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > woollen > from specific place
Shetland1790
Botany yarn1848
Saxony1910
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [adjective] > woollen > made of
worsted1392
crewel1558
Shetland1854
1790 Analyt. Rev. Nov. 335 They directed some of the coarse Shetland stockings, sold at Edinburgh for about 5d. per pair, to be..reduced again to wool.
1807 A. Williamson Juvenile Poems 126 Holes unnumber'd, through his Shetland hose.
1854 Morning Post 7 July 1/5 (advt.) Shetland shawls and veils in great variety.
1876 J. H. Ewing Jan of Windmill xx. 191 She..staggered downstairs..with a Shetland veil over her burning cheeks.
1913 G. Morris If You Touch Them They Vanish xi. 125 An enormous pile of winter furs and woolens—coonskin coats, Shetland socks, stockings, [etc.].
1950 Times 7 Sept. 2/7 Princess Margaret bought a pair of Fair Isle pattern mittens for Prince Charles and a pair of Shetland gloves for herself.
1966 N. Freeling Dresden Green i. 17 A beige shetland pullover.
1979 R. Jaffe Class Reunion 5 Plain dark shetland cardigans.
1980 L. Birnbach et al. Official Preppy Handbk. 107/1 You should be comfortable with a turtleneck,..a button-down shirt and a Shetland sweater.
2015 A. D. Scott Kind of Grief iii. 28 Dressed in a middle-aged matron's uniform of tweed skirt and Shetland jumper.
c. Shetland knitting n. knitting of a type produced in or characteristic of Shetland; spec. (a) a type of lace knitting typically used for shawls (see Shetland lace n. at sense 2d); (b) a style of knitting characterized by the use of several different shades of yarn to produce highly patterned garments (esp. jumpers) typically featuring traditional geometric patterns repeated in horizontal bands (cf. Fair Isle n. 1).
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > knitting > methods or styles of
Shetland knitting1846
purling1861
flat-knitting1939
intarsia1957
1846 Atlas 26 Dec. 837/4 (heading) Shetland Knitting.
1884 Girl's Own Paper 29 Mar. 407/1 I am afraid I am not much of a judge of any needlework, except it be Shetland knitting.
1935 in Scottish Woollens (Nat. Assoc. Sc. Woollen Manufacturers) (1956) 55 Shetlanders..still knit a great variety of articles, and the finest Shetland knitting is still unrivalled.
1974 People's Jrnl. 7 Sept. (Inverness & Northern Counties ed.) 9/1 They studied island crafts such as silverwork, handloom weaving, carding and spinning, and Shetland knitting.
2015 E. Lovick Magical Shetland Lace Shawls to Knit 11/2 The exact date when ‘holes’ appeared in Shetland knitting is lost in the mist of time.
d. Shetland lace n. lace made with fine Shetland yarn; spec. a type of knitted lace traditional in Shetland and typically used for shawls, characterized by the use of traditional openwork motifs and techniques to produce a delicate lacy fabric; frequently in Shetland lace shawl.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > lace > made from specific materials
thread-lace1581
blondec1755
blond(e lace1771
nankeen1827
Shetland lace1848
yak lace1872
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > lace > other types of
masclea1425
pomet1582
loop-lace1632
colbertinea1685
coxcomb1693
trolly-lolly1693
trolly1699
piece lace1702
mignonette1751
web lace1795
guard-lace1804
Antwerp lace1811
warp-lace1812
cardinal lace1842
guipure1843
run lace1843
Shetland lace1848
lacis1865
pot lace1865
reticella1865
tape guipure1865
quadrille1884
reticello1895
tambour-lace1899
rosaline1900
ring net1901
tracing-lace1901
shadow lace1914
1848 Drawing-room Mag. 1 69 Trim the back with Black Shetland Lace.
1856 Boston Daily Atlas 26 Feb. Gloves, hosiery, Shetland lace shawls.
1920 Times 22 Dec. 13/5 With the princess petticoats have appeared tunics as well as blouses of Shetland lace.
1981 Financial Times 19 Sept. 11/6 Fine Shetland lace shawls in one-ply wool.
2000 in M. Swanson Gathering of Lace (2005) 41 Since Shetland lace has to be stretched, it is important that the fabric be elastic; hence either there is no casting on and binding off, or else they are kept to a minimum.
e. Shetland floss n. yarn produced from Shetland wool (see sense 2a); esp. a fine, loosely-spun yarn of the type used for making traditional Shetland knitted shawls and jumpers.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > type of > from specific place
Shetland1783
picklock1794
ostrich wool1812
gansey1822
Botany wool1834
botany1864
Shetland floss1877
Kalmuck1940
1877 Hagerstown (Maryland) Mail 3 May (advt.) Saxony, Cashmere and Shetland Yarns, Shetland Floss, a new article.
1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 291/1 Fascinators, hand made, double knit of Shetland floss.
1905 Good Housek. Sept. 290/1 To my mind, there's none preferable to a kimono crocheted of Shetland floss.
1934 W. Moffatt Shetland i. 23 The wool is invariably short, curly and silky... This wool is famous all over the world, and is so valued that unscrupulous people in other lands sell wool called ‘Shetland Floss’ that was never within a thousand miles of Shetland.
1963 Seguin (Texas) Gaz. 13 Nov. v. 5/2 Ladies Wool Sweaters... Most of them are made of Shetland Floss with large sailor collars.
2009 K. Rengren Vintage Baby Knits 155/1 Shetland Floss was a fine, loosely spun, 2-ply yarn with a somewhat hairy texture, used for lace knitting such as shawls.
** Designating animals and plants native to or originally bred in Shetland.
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a. Shetland horse n. = Shetland pony n. at sense 3b. [Compare earlier Zetland horse (in quot. 1620 at Zetland n.).]
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by breed > [noun] > Shetland pony
Sheltie1612
Shetland horsea1757
Shetland pony1769
shelt1774
Shetlander1826
Shetland1834
a1757 P. H. Bruce Memoirs (1782) iii. 88 Fifteen coaches, each drawn by six Shetland horses, and each containing four dwarfs.
1807 J. Hall Trav. Scotl. II. 531 The Shetland horses are well known.
1873 Birmingham Daily Post 7 Apr. 2/4 (advt.) Pony (Shetland horse) 12 hands, bright bay, very handsome, and perfectly quiet.
1904 Autocar 3 Dec. 704/1 The Shetland horses, with one exception (a young beast) absolutely ignored the car.
1950 Agric. Hist. 24 70/1 The small Shetland horses..come from ancestors which could grow and live on supplies of food which would not support larger animals.
2014 C. Maum I am having so much Fun without You 310 A pony ride through the Jardin de Luxembourg on the miniature Shetland horses.
b. Shetland pony n. a small, hardy, rough-coated variety of pony originally bred in Shetland for farm work and later commonly used underground in mines; a pony of this breed; = Sheltie n. 1. [Compare earlier Zetland pony (in quot. 1702 at Zetland n.) and Zetland sheltie (in quot. 1687 at Zetland n.).]
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by breed > [noun] > Shetland pony
Sheltie1612
Shetland horsea1757
Shetland pony1769
shelt1774
Shetlander1826
Shetland1834
1769 Whitehall Evening-Post 10 Aug. A horse-dealer in Piccadilly has this summer cleared upwards of seven hundred pounds by the sale of Shetland ponies, and other small horses from the north of Scotland.
a1777 G. Low Tour Orkney & Schetland (1879) 68 The little Schetland Pownies.
1793 J. Beattie Elem. Moral Sci. II. iii. 206 Is this more surprising, than that Arabian horses should, by a change of climate and provision, dwindle into Shetland ponies?
1830 J. Le Keux Illustr. Nat. Hist. I. 34 The Shetland ponies are exceedingly diminutive.
1870 Appleton's Jrnl. 8 Oct. 432/1 The Shetland pony..is a native of the sterile islands off the coast of Scotland.
1913 Pop. Mech. Dec. 26/2 (advt.) Pure Bred Shetland ponies, thoroughly broken for children, all ages and colors.
1972 Oxf. Bk. Vertebr. 152/1 Shetland Pony... In winter the coat is of long hair.
2000 Times 2 Sept. 21/1 He lives with his wife, dogs and two Shetland ponies in a hidden Cotswold village.
c. Designating a pony of this breed; of or relating to Shetland ponies.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by breed > [adjective] > of or like particular breeds
Arabian1588
Arab1718
garronly1740
Shetland1770
Clydesdale1786
Belgian1821
Conestoga1828
Gypsy1856
Anglo-Arab1860
Anglo-Arabian1860
cobby1871
Akhal-Teke1882
criollo1884
saddlebred1891
Lipizzan1948
1770 Scots Mag. Oct. 552/2 The difference, perhaps, is not greater than that between the largest sized horse and a Shetland hobby.
1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxvii. 339 On this little black Shetland pigmy young Rawdon's great father was pleased to mount the boy.
1893 E. M. Taylor How viii. 45 Well bred Shetland mares can be bought at from $250 to $300 probably.
1914 Joplin (Missouri) Daily Globe 17 Mar. 8/2 (advt.) Wanted—Shetland harness, cart.
1971 N. Amer. Rev. Summer 50/1 There's nothing quite like riding a Shetland colt, I swear to God.
2008 R. Wagamese One Native Life 61 It was the pony that fascinated me most. She was a small Shetland cross.
4. Designating a small, hardy, short-tailed variety of sheep originally bred in Shetland, occurring in a variety of colours, and having fine, soft wool; designating a sheep of this breed. Chiefly in Shetland sheep. [Compare earlier Zetland ewe (in quot. 1608 at Zetland n.).]
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1766 Public Advertiser 15 Aug. On Monday last was brought over in the Britannia Greenlandman twenty Shetland Sheep; they are extremely diminutive.
1793 Jrnl. in G. Rennie et al. Gen. View Agric. W. Riding Yorks. (1794) App. XI. 120 Examined Mr. Beaumont's flock of sheep: those of the Shetland breed are not doing well.
1851 Cultivator Sept. 299/1 Under this division was exhibited a fine Shetland ram and 5 pure Shetland ewes.
1891 6th & 7th Ann. Rep. Bureau Animal Industry 1889–90 (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 149 The Shetland sheep were never clipped or shorn, but about the beginning of June the wool was pulled off.
1954 D. Thomson People of Sea vi. 119 About two hundred tiny Shetland sheep were mewed, unhappily bedraggled, in pens against the wall.
1992 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 6 Aug. 23 In her tiny shop in the oldest part of Lerwick, Elizabeth Fordyce spins her own yarn from the wool of the Shetland sheep.
2009 J. Michaels & R. Pomerantz Hudson River Valley Farms 9 (caption) A hungry Shetland lamb ready for its next meal.
5. Designating an animal or plant native to Shetland or originally bred in Shetland.
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1789 W. P. Carey Both Sides of Gutter 168 Large as any Shetland Hog, Came Watch the black Newfoundland dog.
1800 J. Anderson Recreations in Agric. II. Index Shetland goose, its peculiar delicacy.
1847 W. Youatt Pig 50 The Shetland pigs are generally suffered to roam about and forage for themselves at will.
1929 Sc. Naturalist Aug. 118 The Shetland Starling was still feeding young in the nest up to 18th July.
1962 R. Clapham et al. Flora Brit. Isles (ed. 2) 237 C[erastium] nigrescens..‘Shetland Mouse-ear Chickweed’... A dwarf tufted perennial with purplish shoots hardly exceeding 5 cm.
1997 Weekend Financial Times 1 Feb. iii. p. xiii/1 On a wall by the path..sat a Shetland wren singing its heart out.
2009 J. Michaels & R. Pomerantz Hudson River Valley Farms 8/3 The farm is also home to geese and about thirty Shetland ducks.
6. Designating a small, hardy, short-horned variety of cattle originally bred in Shetland, typically black and white in colour and used for meat and milk; designating an animal of this breed. Chiefly in Shetland cattle.
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1791 St. James's Chron. 3–5 May The late winter has proved uncommonly destructive to the Shetland cattle.
1818 J. Laing Acct. Voy. Spitzbergen (ed. 2) 23 The Shetland cows are also very small, and owing to the scarcity of fodder, give but little milk.
1875 R. O. Pringle Live-Stock of Farm (ed. 2) 121 The Shetland or Zetland breed of cattle belong to the northern group of islands from whence they derive their name.
1925 C. S. Plumb in J. A. Bellows & E. M. Tuttle Bk. Rural Life IX. 5046/2 Shetland cattle vary greatly in color, there being no one standard.
1982 Financial Times 26 May 33/1 Breeders will be offered £100 for every Shetland cow and £200 for every Shetland bull kept on the islands and bred pure.
2011 J. Pretty This Luminous Coast v. 110 There's a little bit of Scotland on these Essex marshes: 600 Shetland and Ronaldsay sheep and sixty Shetland cattle.
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a. Shetland sheepdog n. (originally) a small variety of working dog originally bred in Shetland for herding sheep; (in later use) a small variety of dog similar in appearance to a miniature rough collie, originally bred in England primarily as a non-working dog; a dog of this breed.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > sheepdog > [noun] > Shetland sheepdog
Shetland sheepdog1883
Shetland collie1904
toonie dog1910
Sheltie1911
Shetland1918
peerie1949
1883 J. R. Tudor Orkneys & Shetland 155 The Shetland sheep-dog..is of a small, diminutive breed, and appears to be far inferior in intelligence to the collie of the Mainland.
1909 Times 20 Oct. 20/6 Mrs. Ashton Cross's minute Shetland sheepdogs also came in for much notice.
1913 Country Life in Amer. Apr. 65/1 Under the name of the Shetland Sheep-dog the English Kennel Club has granted recognition for what they declined to recognize as a miniature collie.
1989 Grand Street 8 87 With Shetland sheepdogs, Cora had explained, nervousness and loyalty are two outstanding traits.
2011 J. Mattern Shetland Sheepdogs 12 Shetland sheepdogs are small, sturdy dogs.
b. Shetland collie n. = Shetland sheepdog n. at sense 7a.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > sheepdog > [noun] > Shetland sheepdog
Shetland sheepdog1883
Shetland collie1904
toonie dog1910
Sheltie1911
Shetland1918
peerie1949
1904 Notes & Queries 10 Dec. 470/1 My Shetland collie answers to the name of Tiler.
1908 Our Dogs 27 Mar. 681/2 Shetland Collies.—This variety is at present in the hands of a few fanciers only.
1971 F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 97 The name Shetland Collie was the first choice but the Collie Clubs objected so strongly that the Kennel Club would not allow it.
2009 Aberdeen Press & Jrnl. (Nexis) 8 Oct. 6 Sheltie the Shetland collie needed a major operation to save his back leg after he ran out through his garden gates and into the path of a car.
II. Simple uses.
8. An animal or plant native to Shetland or originally bred in Shetland.
a. A Shetland sheep; cf. sense 4.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > specific breeds or members of > Scottish breeds
Shetland1794
Soay1906
Orkney sheep1912
1794 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XI. 39 The Cheviot sheep are very well made. By crossing the breed of them with the Shetland,..both the quality of the wool and of the mutton will be improved.
1808 Maryland Gaz. 12 May Those small Shetlands, so carefully obtained by sir John Sinclair.
1872 Bull. National Assoc. Wool Manufacturers 3 342 With the exception of the Shetland.., the wool of these sub-races, when found pure, belongs to the third class.
1954 Country Life 4 Mar. 595/3 A flock of Shetlands has been kept at Castle Milk for some years.
2010 K. R. Sletto Keeping Watch 9 We were drawn to the primitive breeds, particularly the Shetlands.
b. A Shetland pony; cf. sense 3.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by breed > [noun] > Shetland pony
Sheltie1612
Shetland horsea1757
Shetland pony1769
shelt1774
Shetlander1826
Shetland1834
1834 Morning Post 7 Aug. A pair of small handsome Ponies,..real Shetlands, jet black, with full manes and tails.
1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. ii. 29 Tom rode his little Shetland into the cottage.
1906 S. B. Elliot Shetland Pony 26 The Shetland is so easily broken we made no difference in price between broken and unbroken ponies.
1975 Country Life 6 Feb. 327/1 The ponies shown included Connemaras,..Shetlands and Welsh.
2012 J. Shiers Joy of keeping Horses vi. 113 Shetlands are very small, and are known for their devious nature.
c. A Shetland cow; cf. sense 6.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > shorthorn breeds
Durham1810
Teeswater1810
shorthorn1847
Shetland1849
Lincolnshire Red1897
Lincoln Red1903
milking shorthorn1910
Illawarra1911
dairy shorthorn1932
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > of Scotland
Galloway1805
Skye1807
Angus1814
Skye1834
Aberdeen Angus1839
Shetland1849
Ayrshire1856
Belted Galloway1906
1849 Farmer's Mag. Jan. 77/2 A cross with a North Highland cow, though much inferior to that with a Shetland, is a decided improvement.
1887 Cattle & Dairy Farming 142 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (49th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 51) XXIX Perhaps the least-known race of cattle in Great Britain is the Shetland.
1902 Times 8 Dec. 4/3 The judges of cattle to-day are Mr. John Chick for Devons,..and Mr. G. F. Roumieu for Kerries, Dexters, and Shetlands.
1983 New Scientist 3 Mar. 354/1 The Shetlands are descendants of cattle reared by the Vikings.
2010 S. Weaver Raising Miniature Livestock xiv. 261 Shetlands are fine-boned, black-and-white dairy cows with short legs, deep bodies, and horns.
d. A Shetland sheepdog; = Shetland sheepdog n. at sense 7a.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > sheepdog > [noun] > Shetland sheepdog
Shetland sheepdog1883
Shetland collie1904
toonie dog1910
Sheltie1911
Shetland1918
peerie1949
1918 New Country Life Jan. 40/3 The prettiest ones are all white or white and sable; there are also black and black-and-tan Shetlands.
1945 C. L. B. Hubbard Observer's Bk. Dogs 143 A perfect Collie in miniature, the Shetland is efficient and nimble.
1958 O. Gwynne-Jones Shetland Sheepdog Handbk. i. 8 By 1912 Shetlands were classified at..sixteen shows.
2007 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Tribune Rev. (Nexis) 1 Apr. As Lindsay..exhibited the dog in the show ring, Maureen prepped their two other Shetlands.
9. An item of clothing made of Shetland wool, or knitted using traditional Shetland patterns or techniques, as a shawl, a jumper, etc. Cf. sense 2.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > made from specific material > wool > types of > article of
faldinga1387
serge1583
drugget1670
ferrateen1821
vicuña1851
alpaca1853
calamanco1859
Shetland1870
Jaeger1887
Tibet1900
worsted1905
1870 Crown Princess of Prussia Let. 18 Mar. in Queen Victoria & Crown Princess of Prussia Your Dear Let. (1971) 207 In my condition..I..never am in my own room without a lace shawl or a shetland or black mantilla.
1920 Dry Goods Economist 15 May 75/2 Among the new features in shetlands are narrow woven neck bands closed by snap fasteners.
1972 Vogue 1 Mar. 57/1 Classic Shetland and cashmere sweaters... Shetlands in 79 colours.
1979 A. V. Badgley Rembrandt Decisions xi. 156 Stout oxfords, ribbed wool stockings, itchy shetlands.
2009 Cruise Trav. May 23/2 You can't do better than Front Street emporiums like the English Sports Shop, piled to the rafters with lambs-wools, cashmeres, and Shetlands in a rainbow of colors.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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