vicuna
/vahy-koo-nuh, -kyoo-, vi-, vi-koo-nyuh/US // vaɪˈku nə, -ˈkyu-, vɪ-, vɪˈku nyə //UK // (vɪˈkuːnjə) //
维库纳,沧州,沧海一粟,沧海桑田
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a wild South American ruminant, Vicugna vicugna, of the Andes, related to the guanaco but smaller, and yielding a soft, delicate wool: an endangered species, now increasing in numbers.
- : a fabric of this wool or of some substitute, usually twilled and finished with a soft nap.
- : a garment, especially an overcoat, of vicuna.
Examples
Vicuna—A soft twilled cloth similar to cheviot, made of the Andes vicuna, hence its name.
For weaving, the most valuable pieces are mohair taken from the angora and vicuna.
A frigid young lady sacrificed for her benefit an abominable vicuna coat which, she said, fitted Victoria like a glove.
The natives of Patagonia make up many robes of the guanaco and vicuna, dressing the skins and sewing them together with sinew.
The wild lama was called huanacus, or guanaco; and the wild pacos, vicuna, or vigogne.
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