| wool (wʊl) |
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| —n |
| 1. | the outer coat of sheep, yaks, etc, which consists of short curly hairs |
| 2. | yarn spun from the coat of sheep, etc, used in weaving, knitting, etc |
| 3. | a. cloth or a garment made from this yarn |
| | b. (as modifier): a wool dress |
| 4. | any of certain fibrous materials: glass wool; steel wool |
| 5. | informal short thick curly hair |
| 6. | a tangled mass of soft fine hairs that occurs in certain plants |
| 7. | dyed in the wool confirmed in one's beliefs or opinions |
| 8. | pull the wool over someone's eyes to deceive or delude someone |
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| [Old English wull; related to Old Frisian, Middle Dutch wulle, Old High German wolla (German Wolle), Old Norse ull, Latin lāna and vellus fleece] |
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| 'wool-like |
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| —adj |