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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
/ 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 woolconfirmed in one's beliefs or opinions
- pull the wool over someone's eyesto deceive or delude someone
Derived Forms
- ˈwool-ˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- woollike adjective
- non·wool adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of wool1
Word History and Origins
Origin of wool1
Idioms and Phrases
- 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.
More idioms and phrases containing wool
see all wool and a yard wide ; pull the wool over someone's eyes .Example Sentences
Flannel, made from a mixture of cotton and wool, is also soft, low-maintenance, and will keep you warm.
In warm weather, wool draws moisture away from your body and facilitates evaporation by spreading that moisture out across a larger surface area.
It’s made from materials that would otherwise go to waste—cashmere scraps that are sorted by color, shredded, and mixed with a small amount of wool for strength.
If you live in a relatively dry cold place, look for a wool exterior, this will keep any heat from escaping.
Merino wool has become a very popular base-layer material, and it’s much better than cotton.
Turns out that wool regulates temperature, repels water, wicks away moisture, and resists stains and dirt.
The resulting Wool Runners were comfortable, eco-friendly, machine-washable, and super cute—and sold out almost immediately.
The wool design by Maddalena Forcella brings to mind the gang warfare and violence that has plagued Mexico.
Plus, as Middleton says, “Many great vintage and the Burberry come with wool linings.”
Ted tugged at the brass buttons of her red, wool-crepe dress.
So Hettie put the chicken in a cage, with some wool to cover it, and fed it several times every day, till it came to know her.
Cuss him to-night, ef he's alive; an' ef his bed is soff' as wool, doan let him sleep for thinkin' of Miss Dory.
They placed cotton and fine wool all about the room, and even endeavoured to construct small nests of wool and horsehair.
You ate the milk, and you clothed yourselves with the wool, and you killed that which was fat: but my flock you did not feed.
A highly curious report on the importation of silks and the exportation of wool was soon presented to the House.
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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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