báinín


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báinín

(ˈbɑːniːn) or

bawneen

n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a collarless reverseless unlined man's jacket made of white close-woven wool
2. (Textiles) the material for such a jacket
3. (Clothing & Fashion) báinín skirt a skirt made of this material
4. (Textiles) báinín wool white woollen thread
[C20: from Irish Gaelic báinín, diminutive of bán white]
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