Bainin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɑːniːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bainin is a noun meaning (Ireland) Undyed white homespun woolen yarn or cloth.
Meaning
(Ireland) Undyed white homespun woolen yarn or cloth.
More Meanings
- (Ireland) The creamy white colour of such yarn or cloth.
- (Ireland) A jacket made of such cloth.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
Word Forms
- bainins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bawneen, ulstering, moygashel, corduroy, bonham, boneen.
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