wool

[ woo l ]

/ wʊl /

noun

the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property.

fabrics and garments of such wool.

yarn made of such wool.

any of various substances used commercially as substitutes for the wool of sheep or other animals.

any of certain vegetable fibers, as cotton or flax, used as wool, especially after preparation by special process (vegetable wool).

any finely fibrous or filamentous matter suggestive of the wool of sheep: glass wool; steel wool.

any coating of short, fine hairs or hairlike processes, as on a caterpillar or a plant; pubescence.

Informal. the human hair, especially when short, thick, and crisp.

Idioms for wool

all wool and a yard wide, genuine; excellent; sincere: He was a real friend, all wool and a yard wide.

dyed in the wool, inveterate; confirmed: a dyed in the wool sinner.

pull the wool over someone's eyes, to deceive or delude someone: The boy thought that by hiding the broken dish he could pull the wool over his mother's eyes.

Origin of wool

before 900; Middle English wolle, Old English wull(e), cognate with Dutch wol, German Wolle, Old Norse ull, Gothic wulla; akin to Latin lāna, Sanskrit ūrṇā, Welsh gwlân wool, Latin vellus fleece, Greek oúlos woolly

OTHER WORDS FROM wool

wool·like, adjective non·wool, adjective

Words nearby wool

woof, woofer, woofter, woohoo, wookey hole, wool, wool bale, wool cheque, wool classing, wool clip, wool fat

Example sentences from the Web for wool

Turns out that wool regulates temperature, repels water, wicks away moisture, and resists stains and dirt.

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The wool design by Maddalena Forcella brings to mind the gang warfare and violence that has plagued Mexico.

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Plus, as Middleton says, “Many great vintage and the Burberry come with wool linings.”

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The collection includes leather pants, fringed boots, silk t-shirts, and wool blazers.

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In true locker-room style, she rocks bejeweled Céline Birkenstocks with wool socks and a pair of gold-framed Versace sunglasses.

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He found her in the midst of tiny wisps of paper, thread, and wool, that had been her chief concern for three days past.

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It is this power of combination with bases that makes them of value in wool dyeing.

The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics |Franklin Beech
He combed her wool tenderly each day before he started off for the brig.

The Wee Scotch Piper |Madeline Brandeis
Moreover, Sir, if it please your mastership for to understand how your wool was housed ever deal by Easter even.

Medieval People |Eileen Edna Power
Wool freshly shorn or in any other way separated from the skin shall also be subject to seizure immediately upon its separation.

Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for wool

wool

/ (wʊl) /

noun

the outer coat of sheep, yaks, etc, which consists of short curly hairs

yarn spun from the coat of sheep, etc, used in weaving, knitting, etc

cloth or a garment made from this yarn
(as modifier)a wool dress

any of certain fibrous materials glass wool; steel wool

informal short thick curly hair

a tangled mass of soft fine hairs that occurs in certain plants

dyed in the wool confirmed in one's beliefs or opinions

pull the wool over someone's eyes to deceive or delude someone

Derived forms of wool

wool-like, adjective

Word Origin for wool

Old English wull; related to Old Frisian, Middle Dutch wulle, Old High German wolla (German Wolle), Old Norse ull, Latin lāna and vellus fleece

Idioms and Phrases with wool

wool

see all wool and a yard wide; pull the wool over someone's eyes.

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