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wool
[wool]
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.
wool
/ ʊ /
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
informalshort thick curly hair
a tangled mass of soft fine hairs that occurs in certain plants
confirmed in one's beliefs or opinions
to deceive or delude someone
Other 51Թ Forms
- woollike adjective
- nonwool adjective
- ˈɴǴDZ-ˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wool1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wool1
Idioms and Phrases
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.
all wool and a yard wide, genuine; excellent; sincere.
He was a real friend, all wool and a yard wide.
Example Sentences
"Thomas is very open. He's a great communicator, which is very important. He's got time for everybody. He doesn't feel the need to pull the wool over anyone's eyes. He's clear in what he wants."
At the awards event, Beckham showed his versatility, manning an exhibition about bringing together science, technology and nature, including a display of hand knitting using Dumfries House wool.
"But I don't believe it for one second and I don't believe the people of Wales are going to have the wool pulled over their eyes by these sorts of fabricated rows."
The company began trading British-made wool "point" blankets emblazoned with stripes in blue, red, green and yellow.
"It just really makes you just want to wrap him up in cotton wool."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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