英语词汇“shetland wool”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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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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.

单词	shetland wool
释义	> as lemmas Shetland wool 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.).] ΘΚΠ 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. extracted from Shetlandn. < as lemmas
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