balmoral
/bælˈmɒɹəl/
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Scotland[baɫˈmɔɹɫ̩]
balmoral noun: a Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume but no brim; a blue bonnet.
Noun
balmoral (plural balmorals)
- A Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume but no brim; a blue bonnet.
- A heavy walking shoe.
- A man who uses his balmorals to tread on your toes with much frequency and an unmistakeable emphasis may prove a fast friend in adversity, but meanwhile your adversity has not arrived and your toes are tender.1879, George Eliot, chapter VI, in Impressions of Theophrastus Such
- An Oxford shoe.
- A figured woollen petticoat.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Balmoral
Balmoral
- A castle and associated estate in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, that is a private residence of the British sovereign (OS grid ref NO2595).
- As we climbed the Marykirk Bank Ogilvie spoke of the passes leading over to Deeside, and of the Royal deer forests around Balmoral; then, with mingled pride and modesty, he added, "I've driven the King seven times."1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “"The Aberdonian" in Wartime”, in Railway Magazine, page 8
- A suburb of Galashiels, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4836).
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Balmoral
Balmoral
- A suburban area in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Balmoral
Balmoral
- A settlement in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia.
- A community in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood, Manitoba.
- A community in Bois-Joli village, Restigouche County, New Brunswick.
- A parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.
- A community in Haldimand County, Ontario.
- An unincorporated community in Tensas Parish, Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland.
- An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Eagle, Richland County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
- A locality in Mosman council area, Sydney, New South Wales.
- A suburb of Newcastle in the Lake Macquarie council area, New South Wales, Australia.
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- A locality in the Wingecarribee council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland.
- A settlement in the Shire of Southern Grampians, Victoria.
- A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
Forms of balmoral
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Origin of balmoral
From Balmoral Castle, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Castle name first appears in writing as Bouchmorale in 1451. Formed from a combination of Old Irish both (“hut, bothy, cot; cabin”) and an uncertain second element. The second element may be Pictish, equivalent to Welsh mawr (“large”) + Welsh iâl (“pastureland”).
From Irish Baile Mhóireil, baile + mór, from Old Irish mór (“big, great”)).
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Questions about balmoral
- What does balmoral mean?
- Balmoral means a Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume but no brim; a blue bonnet.
- What part of speech is balmoral?
- Balmoral can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce balmoral?
- Balmoral is pronounced /bælˈmɒɹəl/.
- What is the plural of balmoral?
- The plural of balmoral is balmorals.
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