merino

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. Any of a breed of sheep, originally from Spain, having long fine wool.
2. n. The wool of this sheep.
3. n. A soft lightweight fabric made originally of merino wool but now of any fine wool.
4. n. A fine wool and cotton yarn used especially for knitting underwear and hosiery.
5. n. A knitted fabric made from this yarn.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. Noting a variety of sheep from Spain, or their wool. See below.
2. Made of the wool of the merino sheep: as, merino stockings or underclothing. The articles so designated are usually made with an admixture of cotton to prevent shrinkage.
3. n. A merino sheep.
4. n. A thin woolen cloth, twilled on both sides and used especially for women's dresses, now to some extent superseded by cashmere. It was originally made of the wool of the merino sheep. There is a variety which has an admixture of silk.
5. n. A variety of tricot or knitted material for undergarments.

Wiktionary

1. n. countable A breed of Spanish sheep that has long, fine hair
2. n. uncountable The wool of this sheep
3. n. The fabric made from this wool (or from any similar yarn)
4. n. A yarn made from a combination of wool and cotton in imitation of this wool

GNU Webster's 1913

1. adj. Of or pertaining to a variety of sheep with very fine wool, originally bred in Spain.
2. adj. Made of the wool of the merino sheep.
3. n. (Zoöl.) A breed of sheep originally from Spain, noted for the fineness of its wool.
4. n. A fine fabric of merino wool.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality