TYROLEAN


Meaning of TYROLEAN in English

/ti roh"lee euhn, tuy-/ , adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Tyrol or its inhabitants.

2. designating or typifying the peasant dress of the Tyrol, esp. a man's soft-brimmed, usually green felt hat with a peaked crown and a feather or brush ornament on the hatband.

n.

3. a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.

Also, Tirolean, Tyrolese, Tirolese .

[ 1800-10; TYROL + -ean (var. of -IAN) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .