Merinos

The farthest stall to the right was occupied by a pair of merinos, already bedding down for the night. ❋ Sugu Althomsons (2010)

These caps are all made from Super 80s or better, which means they will have similar performance qualities to our premium merinos. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2009)

In Australia, the most commonly raised sheep are merinos, who are specifically bred to have wrinkled skin, which means more wool per animal. ❋ Unknown (2006)

She conceived a horror for her merinos, and shame for her plush hat. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Madame Crochard, dressed in a pelisse of claret-colored merinos, a silk bonnet, and striped shawl of an imitation Indian pattern, came out to choose seats in a chaise at the corner of the Rue du ❋ Unknown (2007)

He says that cashmere sweaters, with their luxurious feel, work best as stand-alone sweaters, while merinos excel when men treat them like shirts, pairing them with sport jackets or suits. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I'm sure the merinos aren't always this snooty--there was a lot of paparazzi and they were probably not used to it. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Adams Farm yarn is spun from the fleeces of the farm's own merinos. ❋ The Raven (2006)

The dirty, torn shirt, with the bits of rope round the loins, had been exchanged for a Jubbah or outer cloak of light pink merinos, a long-sleeved Caftan of rich flowered stuff, a fine shirt of ❋ Unknown (2003)

Other countries yielded coarser wools for heavy fabrics, carpets, felts; but only the long, silky fibers from Australian merinos could make a woolen textile so fine it slipped through the fingers like softest lawn. ❋ McCullough, Colleen (1977)

Another thing that troubled Polly was her clothes, for, though no one said anything, she knew they were very plain; and now and then she wished that her blue and mouse colored merinos were rather more trimmed, her sashes had bigger bows, and her little ruffles more lace on them. ❋ Unknown (1950)

If bright colors are desired, let ladies choose the merinos and nuns 'veilings for coaching dresses; or, better still, let them dress in dark colors, in plain and inconspicuous dresses, which do not seem to defy both dust and sun and rain as well. ❋ Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood (N/A)

During summer and fall large flocks of grayish white merinos could be seen getting a rich living on the brown grasses, the yellow stubble of old grain fields, and the tightly rolled nuts of the bur clover; while in winter and spring, hills and plains with their velvet-like covering of green alfileria offered the best and juiciest of food. ❋ Helen Elliott Bandini (N/A)

-- No, no, -- I think she never was pretty, but she was young once, and wore bright ginghams, and, perhaps, gay merinos. ❋ Various (N/A)

Spain, the vast flocks of merinos which annually traversed the country in search of fresh pasturage were driven into Portugal, and by the enterprise of Messrs. Jarvis, Derby, and Humphrey, large numbers of them were imported into our Northern States. ❋ Various (N/A)

Great must have been the tinkling at eventide, exceeding that of the most extensive flock of merinos that ever cropped Castilian herbage. ❋ Various (N/A)

The lambs which are not from _merinos_, but the _tana basta _and _burda_ of the Spaniards, at first are covered with wool, and when this is timely shorn, it grows again; if the proper time is allowed to elapse, the wool falls off, and is succeeded by short, shining, close hair, like that of the goat in the same climate. ❋ Various (N/A)