wool

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

Old English wull, from Proto-Germanic *wulno, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂. Cognate with Old Norse ull ( > Danish uld), Russian волна, Latin vellus.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) & US: IPA: /wʊl/
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  Rhymes: -ʊl

[edit] Noun

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wool (usually uncountable; plural wools)

1. The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.
2. A cloth or yarn made from the wool of sheep.
   • 2009 January 12, Mireya Navarro, “It May Market Organic Alternatives, but Is Your Cleaner Really Greener?”, New York Times:

     Spielvogel said wet cleaning also has limitations; while it is fine for cottons and fabrics worn in warm climates, he said, it can damage heavy wools or structured clothes like suit jackets.

3. Anything with a texture like that of wool.

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wool (no comparative or superlative)

1. Made of wool.

[edit] Synonyms

• woollen, woolen

[edit] Translations

made of wool See woollen, woolen