merino

"The blue face Leicester fleece, which is our closest to the merino, that will go into knitwear like men's suits."

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

If you haven’t heard of Allbirds, picture the first time you learned that merino wool is surprisingly soft and breathable for socks.

From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026

Its Wool Runner shoe, made from merino wool, helped draw attention on social media.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026

The Bwarm Organic Wool Multi-Zone Pro Heated Mattress Pad has an Australian merino top that feels great against the skin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

The pastures, a lush new green, were dotted with merino sheep and fat milk cows.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

“The lambs appear to display the body wrinkle that was common in merinos in the middle of last century, a feature originally selected to maximise skin surface area and wool yields.”

From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2019

It races past nickel, lead and gold mines, flocks of fleecy merinos, smelters, slag heaps, ports and forests.

From Time Magazine Archive

A present of a ram from the King's fine flock of merinos was a sign of high favour.

From William Pitt and the Great War by John Holland Rose

There were one or two pens of graded sheep, merinos crossed with Cotswold or Vermont bucks.

From Two Years in Oregon by Wallis Nash

When servants wore mob-caps and ginghams, mistresses wore muslins and merinos, and were passing fine with one good silk dress.

From Maids Wives and Bachelors by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr