noun
mungo
noun
1
A low-grade fiber reclaimed by shredding old woollen rags or scraps of felted cloth, used to make cheap fabric.
"The mill blended mungo with new wool to cut costs."
How to Use Mungo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA recycled, lower-quality wool fiber used in cheaper textiles.
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Word Forms
mungos plural, mungoes plural, Mungos plural
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Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic Mungo, the nickname of Saint Mungo (Kentigern), founder and patron saint of Glasgow.