vicuñavicunan.

/vᵻˈk(j)unjə/

/vᵻˈk(j)uːnə/

Forms: α. 1600s becunia, 1600s– vicuna, 1700s–1800s vicunna, 1800s vacuna, vecuna, vicugna, vicunnia, 1800s– vicuña. β. 1600s vicugne, 1800s vicune.

Etymology: < Spanish vicuña (Portuguese vicunha ), the Quichuan name of the animal. See also vigogne n., vigone n., and vigonia n.

1. A South American animal ( Auchenia vicunna), closely related to the llama and alpaca, inhabiting the higher portions of the northern Andes and yielding a fine silky wool used for textile fabrics.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Camelidae (camel) > [noun] > genus Vicugna

Indian sheep1604

vicuña1604

vigogne1660

vigonia1834

α.

1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xix. 47 It may be surmised, that it is as that of the Becunia, and other Beasts, which breed the Beazer stone.

1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 28 The beast is about the bignesse and likeness of a Stagg. Their hair..is said also to help the gout: sc. Of that called Vicunas.

1704 tr. A. de Ovalle Of Kingdom of Chile in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. III. 11/2 The Wild Goats are numerous; they are call'd Vicunna's.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. vi. 68 There are in all parts of this country a good number of Vicunnas or Peruvian sheep.

1771 tr. A. J. Pernety Hist. Voy. Malouine Islands (1773) 289 Several of our people went a shooting..and saw some carcases of vicunas.

1805 J. Luccock Nature & Prop. Wool 14 We allude particularly to..the camel, and the dromedary, in the East, and the vicuna in South America.

1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru I. iii. vi. 455 His dress..was composed of the wool of the vicuña wrought into mantles, so fine that it had the appearance of silk.

1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 598/1 The vicugna is a much rarer animal than the alpaca.

1894 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. II. 413 During the wet season of the year the vicunias seek the highest ridges of the Cordillera.

β. 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. xl. 316 Amongst the most remarkable things at the Indies of Peru, be the Vicugnes, and sheep of the countrie, as they call them.1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 732 The Vicugne somewhat resembleth a Goat, but is greater.c1806 Acc. Viceroyalty Buenos Ayres 21 (note) There is also a wild species of the pacos, called vicunes.

2. elliptical. Vicuña cloth; also, a garment made of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > made from specific material > wool > types of > article of

faldinga1387

serge1583

drugget1670

ferrateen1821

vicuña1851

alpaca1853

calamanco1859

Shetland1870

Jaeger1887

Tibet1900

worsted1905

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > made from specific types of wool > from vicuna wool

vigonia cloth1803

vigonia1834

vicuña1851

vicuña-cloth1851

vigogne1873

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 491/1 Ponchos:—Plain and brocade, striped; aravenas, Vicunas.

1853 G. A. Sala Slang in Househ. Words 24 Sept. 76/1 The verbiage by which coats are transformed into..alpacas, vicunas, ponchos,..and siphonias.

1883 Daily News 22 Sept. 3/3 A dress of cigar-brown vicugna.

1887 Standard 15 Sept. 2/1 A thick diagonal vicuna has been introduced as a jacket cloth.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

vicuña-fur n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > fleece > [noun] > fur of vicuña

vicuña-fur1851

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 487/1 Vicuna fur, with woollen back.

vicuña-hunter n.

ΚΠ

1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 125 This led us down into a valley, where I parted with my young vicuña-hunter.

vicuña-skin n.

ΚΠ

1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 228/2 The finest [ponchos] are made of vicuña skins.

C2.

vicuña-cloth n. cloth made of vicuña-wool.

ΘΚΠ

vigonia cloth1803

vigonia1834

vicuña1851

vicuña-cloth1851

vigogne1873

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 490/2 Union cloth... Vicuna cloth.

1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 515/1 Vicuna cloth..is employed as a dress material, and is very soft in texture.

1889 Daily News 22 Oct. 6/1 Vicuna cloth is much in favour for dresses just now.

vicuña-costume n. elliptical see vicuña-cloth n.

ΚΠ

1884 Cassell's Family Mag. Oct. 697/2 The standing figure wears a pale brown vicuna costume.

vicuña-wool n. (a) wool or fur of the vicuña; (b) a mixture of fine wool and cotton.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > type of > from vicuna

vigonia wool1763

vicuña-wool1804

1804 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 1059 On board..were 20 sacks of Vicuna [printed Vienna] wool.

1818 Amer. St. Papers, For. Relat. (1834) IV. 327 The imports..consisted of..771 arrobas of vacuna wool.

1862 Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 4073 Tweeds..made from Vicugna wool.

1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 135 The exquisite fabrics they weave from vicuña-wool.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	vicuña
释义	vicuñavicunan. /vᵻˈk(j)unjə/ /vᵻˈk(j)uːnə/ Forms: α. 1600s becunia, 1600s– vicuna, 1700s–1800s vicunna, 1800s vacuna, vecuna, vicugna, vicunnia, 1800s– vicuña. β. 1600s vicugne, 1800s vicune. Etymology: < Spanish vicuña (Portuguese vicunha ), the Quichuan name of the animal. See also vigogne n., vigone n., and vigonia n. 1. A South American animal ( Auchenia vicunna), closely related to the llama and alpaca, inhabiting the higher portions of the northern Andes and yielding a fine silky wool used for textile fabrics. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Camelidae (camel) > [noun] > genus Vicugna Indian sheep1604 vicuña1604 vigogne1660 vigonia1834 α. 1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xix. 47 It may be surmised, that it is as that of the Becunia, and other Beasts, which breed the Beazer stone. 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 28 The beast is about the bignesse and likeness of a Stagg. Their hair..is said also to help the gout: sc. Of that called Vicunas. 1704 tr. A. de Ovalle Of Kingdom of Chile in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. III. 11/2 The Wild Goats are numerous; they are call'd Vicunna's. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. vi. 68 There are in all parts of this country a good number of Vicunnas or Peruvian sheep. 1771 tr. A. J. Pernety Hist. Voy. Malouine Islands (1773) 289 Several of our people went a shooting..and saw some carcases of vicunas. 1805 J. Luccock Nature & Prop. Wool 14 We allude particularly to..the camel, and the dromedary, in the East, and the vicuna in South America. 1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru I. iii. vi. 455 His dress..was composed of the wool of the vicuña wrought into mantles, so fine that it had the appearance of silk. 1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 598/1 The vicugna is a much rarer animal than the alpaca. 1894 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. II. 413 During the wet season of the year the vicunias seek the highest ridges of the Cordillera. β. 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. xl. 316 Amongst the most remarkable things at the Indies of Peru, be the Vicugnes, and sheep of the countrie, as they call them.1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 732 The Vicugne somewhat resembleth a Goat, but is greater.c1806 Acc. Viceroyalty Buenos Ayres 21 (note) There is also a wild species of the pacos, called vicunes. 2. elliptical. Vicuña cloth; also, a garment made of this. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > made from specific material > wool > types of > article of faldinga1387 serge1583 drugget1670 ferrateen1821 vicuña1851 alpaca1853 calamanco1859 Shetland1870 Jaeger1887 Tibet1900 worsted1905 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > made from specific types of wool > from vicuna wool vigonia cloth1803 vigonia1834 vicuña1851 vicuña-cloth1851 vigogne1873 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 491/1 Ponchos:—Plain and brocade, striped; aravenas, Vicunas. 1853 G. A. Sala Slang in Househ. Words 24 Sept. 76/1 The verbiage by which coats are transformed into..alpacas, vicunas, ponchos,..and siphonias. 1883 Daily News 22 Sept. 3/3 A dress of cigar-brown vicugna. 1887 Standard 15 Sept. 2/1 A thick diagonal vicuna has been introduced as a jacket cloth. Compounds C1. General attributive. vicuña-fur n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > fleece > [noun] > fur of vicuña vicuña-fur1851 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 487/1 Vicuna fur, with woollen back. vicuña-hunter n. ΚΠ 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 125 This led us down into a valley, where I parted with my young vicuña-hunter. vicuña-skin n. ΚΠ 1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 228/2 The finest [ponchos] are made of vicuña skins. C2. vicuña-cloth n. cloth made of vicuña-wool. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > made from specific types of wool > from vicuna wool vigonia cloth1803 vigonia1834 vicuña1851 vicuña-cloth1851 vigogne1873 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 490/2 Union cloth... Vicuna cloth. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 515/1 Vicuna cloth..is employed as a dress material, and is very soft in texture. 1889 Daily News 22 Oct. 6/1 Vicuna cloth is much in favour for dresses just now. vicuña-costume n. elliptical see vicuña-cloth n. ΚΠ 1884 Cassell's Family Mag. Oct. 697/2 The standing figure wears a pale brown vicuna costume. vicuña-wool n. (a) wool or fur of the vicuña; (b) a mixture of fine wool and cotton. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > type of > from vicuna vigonia wool1763 vicuña-wool1804 1804 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 1059 On board..were 20 sacks of Vicuna [printed Vienna] wool. 1818 Amer. St. Papers, For. Relat. (1834) IV. 327 The imports..consisted of..771 arrobas of vacuna wool. 1862 Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 4073 Tweeds..made from Vicugna wool. 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 135 The exquisite fabrics they weave from vicuña-wool. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1604
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