The most classic blankets are made from the wool of the Merino sheep Raised mainly in Australia, their wool is far more lustrous and the fiber is longer and softer that other breeds Merino lambswool is finer still, coming from the animal's first shearings
Of or pertaining to a variety of sheep with very fine wool, originally bred in Spain
merinos a type of sheep with long wool, or cloth made from this wool. Breed of medium-sized sheep originating in Spain that has become prominent worldwide. It has a white face, white legs, and crimped fine-wool fleece. Known as early as the 12th century, it may have been a Moorish importation. Well adapted to semiarid climates and to nomadic pasturing, it has served as foundation stock for many sheep breeds and strains
white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality