Balmoral


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Bal·mor·al

 (băl-môr′əl, -mŏr′-)
n.
1. A brimless Scottish cap that has a flat, round top and usually a pompom attached to the center.
2. often balmoral A heavy, laced walking shoe.

[After Balmoral Castle in northeast Scotland.]
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Balmoral

(bælˈmɒrəl)
n (sometimes not capital)
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a laced walking shoe
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a 19th-century woollen petticoat, worn showing below the skirt
3. (Clothing & Fashion) Also called: bluebonnet a Scottish brimless hat traditionally of dark blue wool with a cockade and plume on one side
[C19: named after Balmoral Castle]

Balmoral

(bælˈmɒrəl)
n
(Placename) a castle in NE Scotland, in SW Aberdeenshire: a private residence of the British sovereign
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bal•mor•al

(bælˈmɔr əl, -ˈmɒr əl)

n.
1. a woman's short walking boot with laces, worn in the 19th century.
2. (often cap.) a wide, brimless Scottish cap.
[1855–60; after Balmoral Castle in Scotland]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Balmoral - a sturdy laced walking shoebalmoral - a sturdy laced walking shoe    
shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
2.Balmoral - a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one sideBalmoral - a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side
cap - a tight-fitting headdress
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It came out in evidence that, in partnership with Colonel Moran, he had actually won as much as four hundred and twenty pounds in a sitting, some weeks before, from Godfrey Milner and Lord Balmoral. So much for his recent history as it came out at the inquest.
The Prince says Balmoral, the Queen's estate in the Scottish Highlands, is "one of the most heavenly places on earth".
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