wool
wool Lexical Profile
wool Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The fine, soft, curly or wavy hair forming the coat of a sheep, goat, or similar animal, especially when shorn and prepared for use in making cloth or yarn.
"The farmers shear the sheep in the spring to harvest their heavy coats of wool."
Yarn or textile fabric made from the spun hair of sheep or similar animals.
"She knitted a thick sweater out of blue wool to stay warm during the cold winter months."
Any fibrous, matted material that resembles the texture or appearance of animal fleece, often used for insulation, cleaning, or padding.
"He scrubbed the stubborn rust off the old metal pipes using fine steel wool."
• Rhymes for wool
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'wull', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch 'wol' and German 'Wolle', from an Indo-European root shared by Latin 'lana'.
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