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Murano
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murano
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en it Murano.
Pronunciation
en /mʊˈɹɑːnəʊ/
Proper noun
~ s
A series of islands on the northern edge of Venice.
en attributive The glassmaking industry of Murano.
en 1999 Mike Mitchell Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen Jakob Grimmelshausen w:Simplicius Simplicissimus Dedalus Books Dedalus 2016 18 [H]e knew that, counting from the hemp or flax seed, the paper with which they were covered took much more time and labour before it was finished than the finest and clearest Murano glass.
en 2005 Canoe Gandilhon The Emperor's Bracelet 68 Vivienne would have liked to see glassmakers and buy a Murano vase.
en 2009 w:Monica Ali In The Kitchen Fifties film posters hung above Moroccan leather floor cushions, a Murano glass light fitting over a salvage yard chair, effortlessly gathered in a pick 'n' mix assembly that mysteriously became a unified whole.
en habitational Italian.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Murano is the 37492nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 594 individuals. Murano is most common among White (85.19%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en amnoru manour Nomura Maroun
Italian
it:
Etymology
From the Roman name, it la Amurianum, a port of en Altinum.
Proper noun
an island in the Venetian lagoon
Proper noun
mfbysense
it habitational
Derived terms
it muranese
Further reading
L'île de Murano » www.azurever.com
it Islands