- bawneen
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bawneen
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bawneen — noun /ˈbɔːniːn/ a) A waistcoat with sleeves made form undyed flannel, typically worn by labourers. He would take off his neatly pressed worsted trousers, his Winchester College blazer and schoolboys cap, and don the rough clothes he wore at home… … Wiktionary
bawneen — ˈbäˌnēn noun ( s) Etymology: Irish Gaelic bāinīn flannel, white flannel jacket, from bāin , bān white (from Old Irish bān) + īn (diminutive suffix); akin to Sanskrit bhāti he shines more at fancy : a man s work jacket of homemade undyed wool… … Useful english dictionary
Aran sweater — The Aran (or Arran) is a style of jumper/sweaterCollins English Dictionary, Standard ISBN 0 00 433078 1 (1979)] that takes its name from the Aran Islands off the West Coast of Ireland. [cite paper author = Lambert, Gail Ann title = The Taxonomy… … Wikipedia
