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a soft woolen yarn for embroidery or knitting. Also called berlin.[1840-50; after BERLIN, Germany, where such wools were orig. dyed]
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Berlin wool — Berlin Ber lin, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. [1913 Webster] 2. Fine worsted for fancy work; zephyr worsted; called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
berlin wool — noun Usage: usually capitalized B : a fine worsted yarn for knitting and embroidery * * * a soft woolen yarn for embroidery or knitting. Also called berlin. [1840 50; after BERLIN, Germany, where such wools were orig. dyed] * * * Berlin wool noun … Useful english dictionary
berlin wool — /bɜlɪn ˈwʊl/ (say berlin wool) noun a soft woollen yarn for tapestry work, etc …
Berlin wool work — is a style of embroidery. It is a subtype of canvas work. Typically it is executed with tapestry wool on canvas, in petit point stitch only. It was traditionally executed in many colours and hues, producing intricate three dimensional looks by… … Wikipedia
berlin — [bər lin′, bʉr′lin΄] n. [after BERLIN2, where first used] 1. a four wheeled closed carriage with a footman s platform behind, separate from the body 2. [sometimes B ] a fine, soft wool yarn: also called Berlin wool … English World dictionary
Berlin — Ber lin, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. [1913 Webster] 2. Fine worsted for fancy work; zephyr worsted; called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Berlin black — Berlin Ber lin, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. [1913 Webster] 2. Fine worsted for fancy work; zephyr worsted; called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Berlin blue — Berlin Ber lin, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. [1913 Webster] 2. Fine worsted for fancy work; zephyr worsted; called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Berlin green — Berlin Ber lin, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. [1913 Webster] 2. Fine worsted for fancy work; zephyr worsted; called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Berlin iron — Berlin Ber lin, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. [1913 Webster] 2. Fine worsted for fancy work; zephyr worsted; called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
