wool
wool (wo̵ol)
noun
- the soft, curly or crisp hair of sheep
- the hair of some other animals, as the goat or llama, having a similar texture
- yarn spun from the fibers of such fleece, esp. the fleece of sheep
- cloth, clothing, etc. made of this yarn
- short, thick, curly or crisp human hair
- anything that looks or feels like wool, as a fibrous mass of inorganic material [rock wool, steel wool] or the hairy or furry coating on some insects, insect larvae, and plants
Etymology: ME wolle < OE wull, akin to Ger wolle < IE base *wel-, hair, wool, grass > L villus, shaggy hair, vellus, fleece, lana, wool, Gr lēnos, wool
adjective
of wool or woolen goods
all wool and a yard wide
☆Informal genuine or admirable; truly and thoroughly as described
pull the wool over someone's eyes
☆Informal to deceive or trick someone
wool
n.
Fleecy fiber, especially of sheep
fleece, yarn, lamb's wool, Angora wool, Berlin wool, German wool, Shetland wool, Australian wool, Botany wool, Llama, alpaca, vicuña, glass wool, mineral wool; see also fiber 1, fur.Cloth made from wool
tweed, flannel, gabardine, worsted, woolen, suiting, serge, broadcloth, frieze, mohair, felt, blanketing, carpeting, Botany; see also cloth.
Converse of object
- knit: Then they had to be spun into a thread, like modern knitting wool.
- pull: He is not trying to pull the wool over our eyes.
- soak: If your roots are greasy soak some cotton wool in witch hazel, cologne or skin tonic and rub all over scalp.
Adjective modifier
- merino: Made from beautiful merino wool that is machine washable.
- undyed: In theory, Cistercian nuns wore the characteristic habit of undyed wool.
- superfine: His dress uniform would be decorated with gold lace but here the detail is a piped edging made of superfine white wool.
- spinning: Distaff's Day ' : rurally and traditionally known as a day dedicating to spinning wool after the holiday in England.
- pure: A tonal texture in 100 % pure new wool.
- coarse: He next removes the coarsest wool, placing it in a separate basket, and finally reaches the fine wool on the shoulders.
Modifies a noun
- rug: Do not use this method for anything other than wool pile rugs.
- insulation: Placing mineral wool insulation in the floor structure will reduce airborne sound transfer.
- wrap: Very economical, these wraps are extremely good value for those wishing to try a wool wrap for the first time.
- overpants: For the best solution, organic cotton and hemp diapers and organic wool waterproof overpants are available at a reasonable cost.
- merchant: She was born in Exeter in 1733, her dad was a wool merchant, not very successful, he went bust.
- swab: Apply using cotton wool swab or with spray application.
Noun used with modifier
- cotton: Avoid letting cotton wool come in to contact with skin under the blister.
- mineral: The most common material used is rock or mineral wool.
- worsted: They are extremely fine, being knitted in size 16 or even size 17 needles with three-ply worsted wool.
- alpaca: But, with the growing demand for alpaca wool, large herds are now being built up throughout South America and the United States.
- merino: Laura Brittain Laura's felted bags are all handcrafted from 100 % pure merino wool.
The evil of it is, that it is a world wrapped up in too much jeweller's cotton and fine wool, and cannot hear the rushingofthelarger worlds, and cannot seethemasthey circle round the sun. It is a deadened world, and its growth is sometimes unhealthy for want of air.
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the L: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Browse dictionary entries near wool
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- woolgather
- woolgrower
- woolhat
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