vigogne
English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]vigogne (countable and uncountable, plural vigognes)
- A soft dress material, a mix of wool and cotton.
- 1882, Myra's Threepenny Journal, page 36:
- Plainer costumes for girls of eight or nine are of vigogne or cashmere, in simple paletot form, with crenelated basques, deep capes, and large sash bows of moiré ribbon; […]
- 1904, Textile World, page 111:
- To illustrate the proper mixing of cotton and wool, the manufacture of Vigogne yarns as used extensively in Europe may be given, […]
References
[edit]- ^ “vigogne”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- ^ “vigogne”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
French
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish vicuña, from Quechua wik'uña.
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[edit]vigogne m (plural vigognes)
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “vigogne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]vigogne f
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