English Dictionary

bawneen

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈbɔːniːn/

名詞

アイルランド英語 可算名詞 不可算名詞

(Ireland) Woven wool or flannel; especially undyed, unbleached wool. / (Ireland) A traditional Irish "Aran" sweater. / (Ireland) A waistcoat with sleeves, typically worn by labourers and fishermen.

日本語の意味

アイルランド産の未染色・未漂白のウールやフランネル製の織物。 / アイルランド伝統の「アラン」セーター。 / 労働者や漁師が着用する袖付きウエストコート。

She wrapped the baby in a soft bawneen before placing him in the crib.

彼女は赤ちゃんを柔らかいフランネルで包んでからベビーベッドに寝かせた。

意味（1）

(Ireland) Woven wool or flannel; especially undyed, unbleached wool.

Granna's rag rug still lay on the floor near the hearth, but it was more rag than rug now, and terribly dirty beside. The bawneen curtains were gone from the window, having been used to make bedding for wee Thomsy's cradle; …

意味（2）

(Ireland) A traditional Irish "Aran" sweater.

I noticed she was looking closely at my jumper. … I remembered a bit of folklore I'd once heard that Island women used to weave secret patterns into their husbands' fishing bawneens to warn other women they were spoken for.

意味（3）

(Ireland) A waistcoat with sleeves, typically worn by labourers and fishermen.

Out of the flannel the women made what were called bawneens for the men. A bawneen was a kind of sleeved waistcoat, buttoning up the front. Often trousers were made of this flannel, too.

bawneens （ plural ）