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jirkinet

jirkinet noun: an outer jacket or jerkin worn by women.

Noun

jirkinet (plural jirkinets)

  1. An outer jacket or jerkin worn by women.
    • My lady's gown, there's gairs upon't, / And gowden flowers sae rare upon't; / But Jenny's jimps and jirkinet, / My lord thinks meikle mair upon't.1787, Robert Burns, My Lord A-Hunting

Forms of jirkinet

pluraljirkinets

Questions about jirkinet

What does jirkinet mean?
Jirkinet means an outer jacket or jerkin worn by women.
What part of speech is jirkinet?
Jirkinet is a noun.
What is the plural of jirkinet?
The plural of jirkinet is jirkinets.

Words near jirkinet in the dictionary

  1. jirgas
  2. Jiri
  3. Jiribam
  4. Jirik
  5. Jiriks
  6. jirkinet
  7. jirkinets
  8. jirmilik
  9. jirmiliks
  10. Jiro
  11. Jiron

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