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词汇 moorit
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Definition of moorit in English:

moorit

adjective ˈmuːrɪt
Shetland, Scottish, Orkney
  • Of Shetland sheep or their wool: of a mid-brown colour, between fawn and dark brown. Of a garment, etc.: made of moorit wool.

noun ˈmuːrɪt
Shetland, Orkney, Scottish
  • 1A mid-brown colour.

  • 2Moorit wool. Also (rare): a moorit sheep.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in John Sinclair (1754–1835), agricultural improver, politician, and codifier of ‘useful knowledge’. From the unattested Norn reflex of the early Scandinavian word represented by Old Icelandic mórauðr, Norwegian regional moraud, Danish regional murret, all in sense ‘yellowish brown’ from the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic mór + the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic rauðr.

Definition of moorit in US English:

moorit

adjectiveˈmuːrɪt
Shetland, Scottish, Orkney
  • Of Shetland sheep or their wool: of a mid-brown colour, between fawn and dark brown. Of a garment, etc.: made of moorit wool.

nounˈmuːrɪt
Shetland, Orkney, Scottish
  • 1A mid-brown colour.

  • 2Moorit wool. Also (rare): a moorit sheep.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in John Sinclair (1754–1835), agricultural improver, politician, and codifier of ‘useful knowledge’. From the unattested Norn reflex of the early Scandinavian word represented by Old Icelandic mórauðr, Norwegian regional moraud, Danish regional murret, all in sense ‘yellowish brown’ from the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic mór + the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic rauðr.

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