Negretti

negretti English Alternative forms en negretti Negrette negrette Etymology en. Probably from en Negretti, the name or title of the family which owned the strain. Noun * s A sheep of a Merino strain of Spanish origin, known for having very fine wool. en 1871 C. C. Hutchinson Resources and Development of Kansas: Fifteen Years Experience Topeka, KS C. C. Hutchinson TPBHAQAAMAAJ 131 131–132 Negrettes If a man with large means intends to raise for wool merely, or principally, I leave it open to him to select Negrettes or Combwools, as both will pay with necessary care; and although I belong to the old merino school, I am last to deny the qualities of a Cotswold. Further reading Anagrams en eeginrtt Ettinger ringette en Sheep Italian it: Etymology A diminutive of the surname it Negri. Proper noun mfbysense it Further reading negretti