Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fine yarn made from the wool of a breed of sheep originally developed in the Shetland Islands, used for knitting and weaving.
- noun A garment, especially a sweater, made of this yarn.
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- proper noun The
Shetland Islands . - noun uncountable A particular
breed ofpony . - noun countable A pony of this breed.
- noun uncountable A particular
breed ofsheep . - noun countable A sheep of this breed.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands
- noun an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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So it's sort of about Shetland, and it's sort of about Simon and his family and their time in Shetland.
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So it's sort of about Shetland, and it's sort of about Simon and his family and their time in Shetland.
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Of course Shetland is beautiful in a (very) windswept way.
No more wild stereotypes about Shetland Lesley Riddoch 2010
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"For photographing sea birds, Shetland is a paradise."
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I'm afraid your ignorance of Skye, John O'Groats, Orkney and Shetland is matched by mine of Argyll so not sure what will happen down there.
Highlands and Islands Region Jeff 2007
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I was transferred to the 413th Squadron which was then based up in Shetland, in December of 1941.
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When they rowed to shore a certain Shetland man stood there.
Viking Tales 1902
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Some data have been drawn from a study of a mental hospital1 (hereafter called Central Hospital), some from a study of a Shetland Island community2 (hereafter called Shetland Isle), some from manuals of etiquette, and some from a file where I keep quotations that have struck me as interesting.
Behavior in Public Places ERVING GOFFMAN 1963
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Kingston mistakenly believes that they speak Erse on Shetland, which is not the case: Erse is spoken in Ireland, being similar to the Gaelic spoken in parts of
Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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Mr Fairbairn, 51, will take 27 days to journey from Bishop Rock on the Isles of Scilly in the South West, to the lighthouse at Muckle Flugga in Shetland, which is set on the most northerly rock in the British Isles.
unknown title 2009
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