Berlin

/ˈbɝ.lɪn/

UK: /ˈbɜː.lɪn/

Bɝ · lɪn (2 syllables)

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Definition

Short for Berlin worsted

Borrowed from German Berlin.

"Are you not aware that the single worsted that Berlin is made of, is very different from that that is made into stockings?"
"Berlin and other kinds of Lamb's Wool and Worsted of the finest colours and in the brightest shades; […]"
"Fine mixed "Berlins" shoddy"