"balmoral" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: balmorals [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒɹəl Etymology: From Balmoral Castle, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Head templates: {{en-noun}} balmoral (plural balmorals)
  1. A Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume but no brim; a blue bonnet. Categories (topical): Headwear
    Sense id: en-balmoral-en-noun-ZK15ltlH Disambiguation of Headwear: 40 1 49 11
  2. A heavy walking shoe.
    Sense id: en-balmoral-en-noun-eY0CIl~h
  3. (US) An Oxford shoe. Tags: US Categories (topical): Footwear, Headwear
    Sense id: en-balmoral-en-noun-0hc84mFv Disambiguation of Footwear: 32 0 48 20 Disambiguation of Headwear: 40 1 49 11 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 2 65 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 3 64 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 2 66 2
  4. A figured woollen petticoat. Categories (topical): Headwear
    Sense id: en-balmoral-en-noun-62xDvOV0 Disambiguation of Headwear: 40 1 49 11

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1879, George Eliot, chapter VI, in Impressions of Theophrastus Such:",
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        "A figured woollen petticoat."
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    }
  ],
  "word": "balmoral"
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Rhymes:English/ɒɹəl/3 syllables",
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