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báinín

/ ˈbɑːniːn /

noun

  1. a collarless reverseless unlined man's jacket made of white close-woven wool
  2. the material for such a jacket
  3. báinín skirt
    a skirt made of this material
  4. báinín wool
    white woollen thread
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of báinín1

C20: from Irish Gaelic báinín , diminutive of bán white

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