wool (wʊl
)
Definitions
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
- See dyed in the wool
- See pull the wool over someone's eyes
Alternative Forms
ˈwool-ˌlike adjectiveWord Origin
Old English wull; related to Old Frisian, Middle Dutch wulle, Old High German wolla (German Wolle ), Old Norse ull, Latin lāna and vellus fleeceTranslations
- British English:
wool
Wool is the hair that grows on sheep and on some other animals.wʊl NOUN
- Spanish:
lana
nf
- French:
laine
nf
- German:
Wolle
nf
- Chinese: 羊毛 n
- Arabic: صُوف n
- Portuguese: lã nf
- Russian: шерсть nf
- Croatian: vuna nf
- Czech: vlna nf
- Danish: uld nutr
- Dutch: wol n
- Finnish: villa n
- Greek: μαλλί nnt
- Italian: lana nf
- Japanese: 羊毛 n
- Korean: 양모 n
- Norwegian: ull nnt
- Polish: wełna nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: lã nf
- European Spanish:
lana
nf
- Swedish: ull nutr
- Thai: ขนสัตว์ เช่นขนแกะและสัตว์อื่นๆ n
- Turkish: yün n
- Vietnamese: len n
Usage examples
Sophie was wearing lilac, a crepe wool dress with a hat to match.
, The Image of Laura (1993)Such moments of camaraderie are common, but wool stores are just as often hushed, as patrons fondle, consider... and dream.
Globe and Mail (2003)Peter Mandelson, in canvassing mode, favours elderly jeans, loafers, and a casual wool shirt this fine morning.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Mine may have been brown, but the wool was fine, and there was tiny yellow and white embroidery on the bodice.
, THE LADY AND THE UNICORN (2003)