merino

plural merinos · alternative Merino

1. countableA sheep of a Spanish breed with long, fine hair.

   The experimental farm has pure merinos, German merinos and new Dorsians, but it is not yet decided what experimental work will be undertaken.

   1957, World Wool Digest, volume 8, page 14

2. uncountableThe wool of this sheep.
3. countableuncountableThe fabric made from this wool (or from any similar yarn).

   The Priest pulled the light merino carriage rug higher about his knees.

   1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth (hardback), Duckworth, page 5

4. countableuncountableA dress made out of merino fabric.

   "Oh, mamma," cried Georgiana, and the speech was heroic for her who dearly loved dress, "I would rather wear my merino, and then I should keep Isabella in countenance."

   1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 89

5. countableuncountableA yarn made from a combination of wool and cotton in imitation of this wool.

plural Merinos

1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of merino.

plural Merinos

1. A surname from Spanish.

   Last year, Ms. Merino became one of just over 300 people to complete the Grand Slam of ultrarunning.

   2015 June 19, Jonathan Schienberg, “For a Teacher, Back-to-Back Marathons, Then Fourth-Graders”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2020

2. A town in the Shire of Glenelg, south western Victoria, Australia