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vicuña /vɪˈkjuːnjə / /vɪˈkuːnjə/ /vɪˈkuːnə/noun1A wild relative of the llama, inhabiting mountainous regions of South America and valued for its fine silky wool.- Vicugna vicugna, family Camelidae.
Franklin began his foray into the camelid world through his studies of vicuñas and guanacos of South America two decades ago. 1.1 [mass noun] Cloth made from the wool of the vicuña or an imitation of it.Loro Piana uses only pure cashmere or precious vicuña fibers (a highly-valued yarn known to the Incas as ‘fiber of the Gods‘) in its collection....- You're already getting the suit and tie, so you might as well go all the way and purchase a made-to-measure Brioni vicuña wool overcoat.
- The theatre is a perfect symbol of Buenos Aires: flamboyant and decaying, a little melancholy, full of men in vicuña coats and society ladies in diamonds that might just, these days, be paste.
OriginEarly 17th century: from Spanish, from Quechua. Rhymescrooner, harpooner, lacuna, lacunar, lampooner, Luna, lunar, mizuna, Oona, oppugner, Poona, pruner, puna, schooner, spooner, Tristan da Cunha, tuna, tuner, Una, yokozuna |