mungo

[ muhng-goh ]

/ ˈmʌŋ goʊ /

noun, plural mun·gos.

a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste.

Also mongo, mongoe.

Compare shoddy (def. 1).

Origin of mungo

First recorded in 1800–10; origin uncertain

Words nearby mungo

mu-neutrino, mung, munga, mung bean, munge, mungo, Munhall, muni, muni bond fund, munic., Munich

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Example sentences from the Web for mungo

Mungo is the slave of a West Indian planter; he becomes profane in the second act and sings a burlesque song.
The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States|Benjamin Brawley
He married for his second wife a sister of the intrepid traveller Mungo Park.
On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening,|Samuel Felton
Mungo was taken aback at this, but to acknowledge he had seen the letter at all would be to blunder.
Doom Castle|Neil Munro
In Mungo Park's last mission to Africa, he was much annoyed by the attack of bees, probably of the same tribe with our hive-bee.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4)|William Kirby

Your servant Mungo was quite unnecessarily solicitous for my safety, and took the trouble to put me under lock and key.
Doom Castle|Neil Munro

British Dictionary definitions for mungo

mungo

mongo or mongoe

/ (ˈmʌŋɡəʊ) /

noun plural -gos or -goes

a cheap felted fabric made from waste wool

Word Origin for mungo

C19: of unknown origin

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单词	mungo
释义	mungo [ muhng-goh ] / ˈmʌŋ goʊ / noun, plural mun·gos. a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste. Also mongo, mongoe. Compare shoddy (def. 1). Origin of mungo First recorded in 1800–10; origin uncertain Words nearby mungo mu-neutrino, mung, munga, mung bean, munge, mungo, Munhall, muni, muni bond fund, munic., Munich Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mungo Mungo is the slave of a West Indian planter; he becomes profane in the second act and sings a burlesque song. The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States\|Benjamin Brawley He married for his second wife a sister of the intrepid traveller Mungo Park. On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening,\|Samuel Felton Mungo was taken aback at this, but to acknowledge he had seen the letter at all would be to blunder. Doom Castle\|Neil Munro In Mungo Park's last mission to Africa, he was much annoyed by the attack of bees, probably of the same tribe with our hive-bee. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4)\|William Kirby Your servant Mungo was quite unnecessarily solicitous for my safety, and took the trouble to put me under lock and key. Doom Castle\|Neil Munro British Dictionary definitions for mungo mungo mongo or mongoe / (ˈmʌŋɡəʊ) / noun plural -gos or -goes a cheap felted fabric made from waste wool Word Origin for mungo C19: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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