lainier

French

Etymology

From laine +‎ -ier (Old French lanier) or possibly from Late Latin lānārius, from Latin lāna.

Pronunciation

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Noun

lainier m (plural lainiers, feminine lainière)

1. wool manufacturer, trader etc.

Adjective

lainier (feminine lainière, masculine plural lainiers, feminine plural lainières)

1. (relational) wool

Derived terms

• cardon lainier

Further reading

• “lainier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.