bainin
UK/ˈbɑːniːn/
bainin noun: undyed white homespun woolen yarn or cloth.
Noun
bainin (countable and uncountable, plural bainins)
- Undyed white homespun woolen yarn or cloth.
- For many years I developed my own variations on an Aran Fisherman theme, intricately patterned, using the wonderful, cream-colored yarn called “bainin” with the sheep’s lanolin still in it, which makes the garment naturally waterproof.2003, Madeleine L'Engle, Luci Shaw, Friends for the Journey
- The creamy white colour of such yarn or cloth.
- By the time it had some of the dirt and grease removed (part scouring) it had become the creamy natural colour (bainin) with which we are all familiar, and although the patterns are worked in other fashion colours and yarns, the true Aran is only made from the thickish bainin woolen yarn.2012, Shelagh Hollingworth, Traditional Aran Knitting, page 14
- A jacket made of such cloth.
- It was an instinctive gesture that made him reach then for the bainin of Uncle James. […] The soused white bainin with Uncle James came up beside him.2014, Walter Macken, Rain on the Wind
Forms of bainin
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Origin of bainin
Borrowed from Irish báinín, from bán (“white”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
Questions about bainin
- What does bainin mean?
- Bainin means undyed white homespun woolen yarn or cloth.
- What part of speech is bainin?
- Bainin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bainin?
- Bainin is pronounced /ˈbɑːniːn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bainin?
- The plural of bainin is bainins.
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