vigogne

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

French vigogne.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

vigogne (countable and uncountable, plural vigognes)

  1. 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]

  1. ^ vigogne”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  2. ^ vigogne”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish vicuña, from Quechua wik'uña.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /vi.ɡɔɲ/
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Noun[edit]

vigogne m (plural vigognes)

  1. vicuna, vicuña

Descendants[edit]

  • English: vigogne
  • ? Italian: vigogna
  • Polish: wigoń
  • Portuguese: vigonho

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

vigogne f

  1. plural of vigogna

Anagrams[edit]