A fine fabric of merino wool.
The majority sheep breed in Australia, known for their fine wool.
thin wool twill, from Spanish merino ship. Sometimes blend of wool and silk.
Soft silky hair of the Australian Merino sheep.
(me rE' nO): a soft, thin cloth made of yarn made from the long, fine wool of a hardy breed of sheep by the same name
Breed of sheep that produces the finest quality wool - resembling cashmere in softness.
refers to wool from the Merino sheep which produces a fine, strong elastic fiber of very high quality . It can be washed to a clean white color and has good felting and spinning characteristics.
white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality
Originally raised in Spain, a breed of sheep that produces very fine wool, often used in rug making in France during the 18th Century.
One of the highest and finest grades of wool from pure-bred Merino sheep.
A fine grade of wool from sheep originating in Spain.
A type of wool that originates from pure-bred Merino sheep. The best Merino wool comes from Italy.
A breed of sheep that produces very fine wool. Originally raised in Spain, merino sheep whose wool is used in area rugs are also raised in Australia and England.
The most internationally well known sheep is the merino of Australia which came originally from Spain. The climate in Spain was ideal for rearing sheep and the merino was developed in Tanaconensis, some two thousand years ago, by crossing the Tarentine with the Laodicean from Asia Minor. See Appendix: British breeds of sheep.
The highest, finest and best grade of wool.
A high quality wool associated with a breed of sheep.
Very fine wool from the Merino breed of sheep, used to make the finest of woolen and worsted cloths.
Merino is the Spanish name for a breed of sheep, and hence applied to a woolen fabric. ;
A breed of sheep producing very fine wool. The merino was first raised in Spain. Australian merino wool is used in some rugs from Iran and India. "Manchester" is merino wool processed in Manchester, England.
The merino is the most numerous breed of sheep in the world. It is a breed prized for its wool, although more recently the low price of wool has led to more of an emphasis on carcass (meat) characteristics. Super fine merinos are regarded as having the finest and softest wool of any sheep.