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merino

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++me·ri·no /məˈriːnəʊ $ -noʊ/ noun (plural merinos) [countable, uncountable]  TIMTAa type of sheep with long wool, or cloth made from this wool 美利奴绵羊;美利奴羊毛织物
Examples from the Corpus
merinoPlain gold merino wool cloak, £60, from Elliot Fine Fabrics.
Origin merino (1700-1800) Spanish
me·ri·no nounChineseSyllable
wool, a sheep made from or with long of type cloth Corpus


merino
merino /məˈriːnəʊ $ -noʊ/ noun (plural merinos) [uncountable and countable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Spanish
a type of sheep with long wool, or cloth made from this wool


me·rinoBrE /məˈriːnəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /məˈriːnoʊ/ 🔊 noun (
plural
me·rinos
)
[countable] a breed of sheep with long fine wool 美利奴羊(其绒细长) [uncountable] the wool of the merino sheep or a type of cloth made from this wool, used for making clothes 美利奴羊毛;美利奴羊毛织品