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woolen Definition

woolen (-ən)

adjective

  1. made of wool
  2. of or relating to wool or woolen cloth

Etymology: ME wullen < OE

noun

woolen goods or clothing

woolen Synonyms

woolen

modif.

made of wool, woven, worsted, wool-lined, sheepskin.

woolen Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • other: With proper care, your Pashmina will last long after other woolens wear out.

Modifies a noun

  • blanket: Maybe you should practice with an old, wet woolen blanket on a small section, first?
  • mill: There is also a working woolen mill which is open to visitors.
  • cloth: The manufacture of yarn and coarse woolen cloth affords employment to several persons.
  • clothes: I hate the white people who lined the roads in their woolen clothes that kept them warm, watching us pass.
  • industry: Shilhay - the heart of the woolen industry The heart of Exeter's woolen industry was situated at or near to Shilhay.
  • hat: They also learned that three plastic drinks bottles can be made into a woolen hat!

Browse dictionary entries near woolen

  1. wool stapler
  2. wool sponge
  3. wool fat
  4. wool
  5. woofer
  6. woof
  7. wooer
  8. woody
  9. woodworking
  10. woodwork
  1. Woolf
  2. woolfell
  3. woolgather
  4. woolgrower
  5. woolhat
  6. woolly
  7. woolly aphid
  8. woolly bear
  9. woolly-headed
  10. Woolman