vigogne

English

Etymology

French vigogne.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɪˈɡoʊnj(ə)/,[1] /viˈɡoʊnj(ə)/[2]

Noun

vigogne (plural vigognes)

  1. A soft dress material, a mix of wool and cotton.
    • 1882, Myra's threepenny journal, Myra's threepenny (mid-monthly) journal (and childrens bazaar)., page 36:
      Plainer costumes colour, embroidered, for the for girls of eight or nine are of vigogne or cashmere, in simple paletot tunic, with small, fleur-de-form, with crenelated basques, deep capes, and large sash bows of lys in blue […]
    • 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
  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

Etymology

From Spanish vicuña, from Quechua wik'uña.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vi.ɡɔɲ/
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Noun

vigogne m (plural vigognes)

  1. vicuna, vicuña

Further reading

Italian

Noun

vigogne f

  1. plural of vigogna

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