balmoral

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a sturdy laced walking shoe
noun a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side

From Balmoral Castle, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Duke of Balmoral’s Iris (yellow and black stripes). — The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle
We were equally unfortunate near Balmoral Station, where I personally led the attack. — My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War, Ben J. (Ben Johannis) Viljoen
Sir Launcelot met up with old King Agrivance of Ireland unexpectedly last weok over on the moor south of Sir Balmoral le Merveilleuse's hog dasture. — A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Mark Twain

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