Milanese

American  

[mil-uh-neez, -nees, mil-uh-ney-zee, mee-lah-ne-ze] / ˌmɪl əˈniz, -ˈnis, ˌmɪl əˈneɪ zi, ˌmi lɑˈnɛ zɛ /

noun

plural

Milanese

1. a native or inhabitant of Milan, Italy.

2. the Italian dialect spoken in Milan.

3. (lowercase)

   1. a run-resistant, warp-knitted fabric of silk, rayon, or nylon used in the manufacture of women's apparel.

   2. a warp-knit structure in which two sets of threads are knitted in an interlocking series forming a crossed diagonal or diamond pattern.

   3. the machine that produces this knit structure.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Milan, Italy, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Italian.

2. Italian Cooking.

   1. (especially of meats) coated with flour or breadcrumbs and browned in hot oil or butter.

   2. (especially of pasta) having a sauce of tomatoes, mushrooms, grated cheese, shredded meat, and truffles.

      spaghetti Milanese.

Etymology

Origin of Milanese

From Italian, dating back to 1475–85; Milan, -ese

Example Sentences

Chinese buyer John Chen, 45, sported a gold brooch in the shape of a triangle, the Milanese brand's logo, on a green sweater just below his neck.

From Barron's

The acute sense of social direction came from Armani's early experience on the shop floor of that Milanese department store.

From BBC

Many had been called in from all sides of Italy to be in Rome today - resulting in a rather joyous blend of accents from across the country, from the Sicilian to the Milanese.

From BBC

She then went on to explain what osso bucco is — also differentiating between traditional, Milanese and Florentine styles — before she launches into making the Florentine iteration.

From Salon

No one, however, has done more to promote this type of structure than the Milanese architect Stefano Boeri, who calls his creations Vertical Forests.

From New York Times