Murano

M3U1R1A1N1O1
/mʊˈɹɑːnəʊ/

proper noun

A series of islands on the northern edge of Venice.

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

proper nounMurano (countable and uncountable, plural Muranos)

plural Muranos

  1. countableuncountableA series of islands on the northern edge of Venice.
  2. attributivecountableuncountableThe glassmaking industry of Murano.

    Vivienne would have liked to see glassmakers and buy a Murano vase.

    2005, Canoe Gandilhon, The Emperor's Bracelet, page 68
    2 more examples

    [H]e knew that, counting from the hemp or flax seed, the paper with which they were covered took much more time and labour before it was finished than the finest and clearest Murano glass.

    1999, Jakob Grimmelshausen, translated by Mike Mitchell, Simplicius Simplicissimus, Dedalus, published 2016, page 18

    Fifties film posters hung above Moroccan leather floor cushions, a Murano glass light fitting over a salvage yard chair, effortlessly gathered in a pick 'n' mix assembly that mysteriously became a unified whole.

    2009, Monica Ali, In The Kitchen
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Italian.

Origin

  1. ItalianMurano
  2. EnglishMurano

Borrowed from Italian Murano.

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