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Fair Isle

 
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1. a banded geometrical pattern knitted into garments using variously colored woolen yarns.
2. clothing featuring such a pattern, esp. sweaters.
Origin:
after Fair Isle, one of the Shetland Islands where the knitting pattern originated
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Fair Isle   (fâr)   
A small island between the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands of northern Scotland. Fair Isle is famous for its knitted woolen garments with distinctive colored patterns.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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