Milanese
Americannoun
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a native or inhabitant of Milan, Italy.
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the Italian dialect spoken in Milan.
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(lowercase)
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a run-resistant, warp-knitted fabric of silk, rayon, or nylon used in the manufacture of women's apparel.
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a warp-knit structure in which two sets of threads are knitted in an interlocking series forming a crossed diagonal or diamond pattern.
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the machine that produces this knit structure.
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adjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of Milan, Italy, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Italian.
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Italian Cooking.
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(especially of meats) coated with flour or breadcrumbs and browned in hot oil or butter.
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(especially of pasta) having a sauce of tomatoes, mushrooms, grated cheese, shredded meat, and truffles.
spaghetti Milanese.
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adjective
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of or relating to Milan, its people, culture, etc
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of a fine lightweight knitted fabric of silk, rayon, etc
noun
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the Italian dialect spoken in Milan
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a native or inhabitant of Milan
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Milanese
From Italian, dating back to 1475–85; see origin at Milan, -ese
Example Sentences
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That meant only part of the 232-strong U.S. delegation heard the Milanese reaction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
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 • Jan. 20, 2026
Gucci debuts its newly renovated boutique at Beverly Center, blending Milanese elegance with L.A. cool.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025
Their big break came in 1958 when a Milanese department store ordered hundreds of Missoni-labelled striped dresses.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025
He used beautiful, much too expensive Milanese notebooks and wrote with a fountain pen filled with emerald ink.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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