woolwear

English

Etymology

From wool +‎ -wear.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌwʊlˈwɛə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌwʊlˈwɛɹ/

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Noun

woolwear (uncountable)

1. Clothing made out of wool.
   • 1929, Forest and Outdoors‎^[1], volume 29, page 552:

     If you are clad in soft, warm, absorbent woolwear designed for treedom of action there will be no discomfort to mar your thrill when you bag the buck of the season.

   • 1973, Winifred Nowottny -, Hopkins's Language of Prayer & Praise‎^[2], page 9:

     And so one may re-read 'Epithalamion', observing that to put off bleached linen and woven woolwear and twiny boots is (even if comic) to shuffle off this mortal coil […]

   • 2018 April 1, Cristian Bonetto, Lonely Planet Pocket Copenhagen‎^[3], →ISBN, page 81:

     The label has often collaborated with other designers, like Australian shoemaker Teva and American woolwear veteran Pendleton.

Synonyms

• woolenwear