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单词 Negretti
释义

Negretti

See also: negretti

English

Alternative forms

  • negretti, Negrette, negrette

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Probably from Negretti, the name or title of the family which owned the strain.

Noun

Negretti (plural Negretti or Negrettis)

  1. A sheep of a Merino strain of Spanish origin, known for having very fine wool.
    • 1871, C. C. Hutchinson, Resources and Development of Kansas: Fifteen Years Experience, Topeka, KS: C. C. Hutchinson, page 131–132:
      If a man with large means intends to raise for wool merely, or principally, I leave it open to him to select Negrettes or Combwools, as both will pay with necessary care; and although I belong to the old merino school, I am last to deny the qualities of a Cotswold.

Further reading

  • Negretti” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.
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