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English Dictionary: Balmoral by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Balmoral
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
balmoral
n
  1. a sturdy laced walking shoe
  2. a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side
    Synonym(s): Balmoral, bluebonnet
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Balmoral \Bal*mor"al\, n. [From Balmoral Castle, in
      Aberdeenshire, Scotland.]
      1. A long woolen petticoat, worn immediately under the dress.
  
      2. A kind of stout walking shoe, laced in front.
  
                     A man who uses his balmorals to tread on your toes.
                                                                              --George
                                                                              Eliot.
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