A soft shaggy wool tweed fabric . Originally referred to only wool from the Shetland Islands in Scotland but now refers to any wool fabric with similar characteristics . May be woven or knit . Used for overcoats, sportcoats, sweaters.
a unit of volume for beer in Western Australia, equal to 115 milliliters (4 Imperial fluid ounces). This quantity is a smaller version of the 5-ounce pony; its name refers to Shetland ponies, small horses from the Shetland Islands north of Scotland.
Strictly interpreted, the term should only apply to the soft shaggy tweeds woven from Shetland wool imported from the Shetland Highlands, but the term has come to mean any soft woolen that resembles the original Shetland in looks and hand.
There are three different types of Shetland: (1) Originally a soft, napped fabric made of wool from the Shetland Islands. Herringbone twill is common. (2) Soft, knitted fabric of Shetland wool. (3) A woven or knitted fabric with a soft hand resembling that of Shetland but does not contain that wool.
an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
small sheepdog developed in the Shetland Islands and resembling a collie
a small pony, but this word describes a very short person
A coarse wool from sheep raised in the Shetland Isles.
Originally a soft, warm shaggy yarn made only from wool of Shetland sheep. Now often used to describe yarns that offer Shetland characteristics.
A course, wiry wool from sheep raised in the Shetland Isles.
Shetland (formerly spelled Zetland, from etland) formerly called Hjaltland, is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It is an archipelago to the north-east of Orkney and mainland Scotland, with a total area of approximately 1466 km² (566 sq. miles). It forms part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east.
Shetland is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the Highlands and Islands electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
