Wool
[wʊl]
Definition
(noun.) outer coat of especially sheep and yaks.
(noun.) a fabric made from the hair of sheep.
(noun.) fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving.
Editor: Maynard--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The soft and curled, or crisped, species of hair which grows on sheep and some other animals, and which in fineness sometimes approaches to fur; -- chiefly applied to the fleecy coat of the sheep, which constitutes a most essential material of clothing in all cold and temperate climates.
(n.) Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled.
(n.) A sort of pubescence, or a clothing of dense, curling hairs on the surface of certain plants.
Editor: Pasquale
Definition
n. the soft curly hair of sheep and other animals: short thick hair: any light fleecy substance resembling wool.—n. Wool′ball a ball of wool such as is sometimes found in a sheep's stomach.—adj. Wool′-bear′ing bearing or yielding wool.—ns. Wool′-card′ing the process of separating the fibres of wool preparatory to spinning; Wool′-comb′er one whose occupation is to comb wool in order to disentangle and straighten out the fibres; Wool′-comb′ing; Wool′-drī′ver one who buys up wool for a market.—adj. Wool′-dyed dyed before spinning or weaving.—ns. Wool′fat lanolin; Wool′fell the skin with the wool still on it; Wool′-gath′ering indulgence of idle fancies.—adj. dreamy: listless.—n. Wool′-grow′er one who raises sheep for the production of wool.—adj. Wool′len made of or pertaining to wool: clad in wool rustic.—n. cloth made of wool.—ns. Wool′len-cord a ribbed stuff the face all of wool; Wool′len-drā′per one who deals in woollen goods; Wool′liness.—adjs. Wool′ly consisting of or like wool: clothed with wool; Wool′ly-haired -head′ed having the hair like wool.—ns. Wool′ly-pas′tinum a kind of red orpiment; Wool′man a dealer in wool; Wool′-mill a building for the spinning of wool and the weaving of woollen cloth; Wool′pack the package in which wool was formerly done up for sale: a bundle weighing 240 lb.: cirro-cumulus cloud; Wool′-pack′er; Wool′-pick′er a machine for cleaning wool; Wool′sack the seat of the Lord Chancellor in the House of Lords being a large square sack of wool covered with scarlet; Wool′sey a material made of cotton and wool.—n.pl. Wool′-shears shears used in shearing sheep.—ns. Wool′-sort′er one who sorts wool according to quality &c.; Wool′-stā′ple the fibre or pile of wool; Wool′-stā′pler a wool-factor: a wool-sorter.—adv. Wool′ward (Shak.) in wool as a penance.—ns. Wool′-wind′er one who bundles wool for packing; Wool′work needlework imitative of tapestry.—Wool-sorters' disease (see Anthrax).—Angora wool the wool of the Angora goat; Berlin-wool a kind of fine-dyed wool used for worsted work.
Checked by Brett
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of wool, is a pleasing sign of prosperous opportunities to expand your interests. To see soiled, or dirty wool, foretells that you will seek employment with those who detest your principles.
Edited by Bertram
Examples
- I had on wool stockings but Passini wore puttees. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Part of the wool of Spain is manufactured in Great Britain, and some part of that cloth is afterwards sent back to Spain. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The cloth, the greasy wool, the polluting dyeing-vats? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He understood the various processes of handling wool and cotton, although his own work lay outside them. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- This course, persisted in, will soon make a prodigious difference in the quantity of wool. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- But all natural fabrics, whether they come from plants, like cotton and linen, or from animals, like wool and silk, contain more or less coloring matter, which impairs the whiteness. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Silk, lace, and wool when bleached with chlorine become hard and brittle, but when whitened with sulphurous acid, they retain their natural characteristics. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- A part of their wool and raw hides, they had generally an opportunity of selling for money. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The first, and, perhaps, the most ancient of all those duties, was that upon wool and leather. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The two gentlemen, refreshed by their bath and a hearty meal, were now arrayed in loose, flowing robes of white wool, similar to that of Justinian. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It covered carding, drawing, and roving machines for use in preparing silk, cotton, flax, and wool for spinning. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- On their backs were oval shields, in their noses huge rings, while from the kinky wool of their heads protruded tufts of gay feathers. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Aunt Dinah greases her wool stiff, every day, to make it lie straight, said Jane. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The ovens are highly insulated with a thick packing of best grade mineral wool, which reduces air leakage to a minimum and retains the heat generated for a long period. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It is, however, so perfectly false, that English wool is in any respect necessary for the making of fine cloth, that it is altogether unfit for it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Typist: Ralph