merino
/məˈriːnəʊ/noun
(pl. -os)(亦作merino sheep)
1- a sheep of a breed with long, fine wool美利奴绵羊。
1.1
- mass noun a soft woollen or wool-and-cotton material resembling cashmere, originally of merino wool美利奴羊毛织物; 美利奴混纺毛织物。
1.2
- mass noun a fine woollen yarn美利奴毛线。
1.3
- chiefly W. Indian an undershirt, originally one made of such wool〈主西印度〉美利奴羊毛汗衫。
词源
late 18th cent.: from Spanish, of unknown origin.