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vigogne

/vɪˈɡoʊnj(ə)/

vigogne noun: a soft dress material, a mix of wool and cotton.

Noun

vigogne (countable and uncountable, plural vigognes)

  1. A soft dress material, a mix of wool and cotton.
    • Plainer costumes for girls of eight or nine are of vigogne or cashmere, in simple paletot form, with crenelated basques, deep capes, and large sash bows of moiré ribbon;[…]1882, Myra's Threepenny Journal, page 36
    • To illustrate the proper mixing of cotton and wool, the manufacture of Vigogne yarns as used extensively in Europe may be given, […]1904, Textile World, page 111

Forms of vigogne

pluralvigognes

Origin of vigogne

From French vigogne.

Questions about vigogne

What does vigogne mean?
Vigogne means a soft dress material, a mix of wool and cotton.
What part of speech is vigogne?
Vigogne is a noun.
How do you pronounce vigogne?
Vigogne is pronounced /vɪˈɡoʊnj(ə)/.
What is the plural of vigogne?
The plural of vigogne is vigognes.

Words near vigogne in the dictionary

  1. Vignoles
  2. Vignoles rail
  3. Vignoles rails
  4. Vigo
  5. Vigo County
  6. vigogne
  7. vigognes
  8. vigonia
  9. vigonias
  10. vigor
  11. vigored

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