balmoral

Bal·mor·al

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bal-mawr-uh l, -mor-uh l]
- /bælˈmɔr əl, -ˈmɒr əl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bal-mawr-uh l, -mor-uh l]
- /bælˈmɔr əl, -ˈmɒr əl/

Definitions of balmoral word

noun balmoral a laced walking shoe 3
noun balmoral a 19th-century woollen petticoat, worn showing below the skirt 3
noun balmoral a Scottish brimless hat traditionally of dark blue wool with a cockade and plume on one side 3
noun balmoral a castle in NE Scotland, in SW Aberdeenshire: a private residence of the British sovereign 3
noun balmoral a striped or figured woolen petticoat formerly worn beneath a skirt that was looped up in front 3
noun balmoral a kind of laced walking shoe 3

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Origin of balmoral

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; after Balmoral Castle in Scotland

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Parts of speech for Balmoral

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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balmoral popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for balmoral

noun balmoral

female — a person bearing two X chromosomes in the cell nuclei and normally having a vagina, a uterus and ovaries, and developing at puberty a relatively rounded body and enlarged breasts, and retaining a beardless face; a girl or woman.
feminine — pertaining to a woman or girl: feminine beauty; feminine dress.
slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
clothes — Clothes are the things that people wear, such as shirts, coats, trousers, and dresses.
waistcoat — Chiefly British. vest (def 1).

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