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jirkinets

jirkinets is the plural of jirkinet.

Meaning of jirkinet

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

Questions about jirkinets

What is jirkinets the plural of?
Jirkinets is the plural of jirkinet.

Words near jirkinets in the dictionary

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

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