Tyrolean

or Ti·ro·le·an

[ ti-roh-lee-uhn, tahy- ]

/ tɪˈroʊ li ən, taɪ- /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the Tyrol or its inhabitants.

designating or typifying the peasant dress of the Tyrol, especially a man's soft-brimmed, usually green felt hat with a peaked crown and a feather or brush ornament on the hatband.

noun

a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.

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Often Tyrolese, Tirolese .

Origin of Tyrolean

1800–10; Tyrol + -ean (variant of -ian)

Words nearby Tyrolean

Tyrian, Tyrian purple, tyro, tyrocidine, Tyrol, Tyrolean, Tyrolese, Tyrolienne, Tyrone, tyropitta, tyrosinase

How to use Tyrolean in a sentence

Then again amateurs may resort to the old French makers, some old English and the Tyrolean, which may be had cheaper still.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce
On to Linz, when the train came, gradually losing sight of the Tyrolean mountains and entering the great plain of the Danube.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. II (of 3)|George Eliot
And the word "Tyrolean" now suggested to him a national song which had long reposed in his musical cabinet at home.
Wandering Heath|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
The sun had disappeared behind the summits of the Tyrolean Alps, and the moon was already risen above the low barrier of the Lido.
The Bravo|J. Fenimore Cooper

He sat hunched up over his steering-wheel, with the brim of a Tyrolean hat drawn down over his eyes.
Danger! and Other Stories|Arthur Conan Doyle