Shetland wool
the fine wool undercoat pulled by hand from Shetland sheep.
thin, loosely twisted wool yarn for knitting or weaving.
Origin of Shetland wool
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How to use Shetland wool in a sentence
For some time he had been wondering why Shetland wool was so extremely fine.
Makers of Modern Agriculture | William MacdonaldShe wore a short blue skirt and a long white sweater of Shetland wool.
The Seven Darlings | Gouverneur MorrisThis may either be done in Shetland or German wool, and is very pretty in black Shetland wool.
Exercises in Knitting | Cornelia MeeIf the wool be split, it exactly imitates the Shetland wool.
My Knitting Book | Miss Lambert
British Dictionary definitions for Shetland wool
a fine loosely twisted wool yarn spun from the fleece of Shetland sheep and used esp for sweaters
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