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Wool - English meaning

Wool – definitions in English dictionary

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.

Usage examples:

Harris tweed is made from pure new wool

Synonims:

FleeceHairCoatFloccus
noun

The soft, curly hair from sheep, or thread or cloth made from this

Usage examples:

I bought some fine wool to knit a baby sweater., she lay under a red woolen blanket.

Wool translation into English

Wool: translate from English into Chinese

Translate wool into Chinese (Simplified)}
羊毛, 毛, 毛织品

Wool: translate from English into Dutch

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Wol, Wollen, Haar, Wollen garen, Dons, Sajet

Wool: translate from English into French

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Laine

Wool: translate from English into German

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Wolle

Wool: translate from English into Hindi

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ऊन, मेषलोम, रोआं

Wool: translate from English into Italian

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Lana vergine, Lana

Wool: translate from English into Korean

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양모, 양털, 모직물, 면모, 양털 모양의 것, 고수머리, 모직의, 모직물의

Wool: translate from English into Russian

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Шерсть, Шерстяной, Шерстяные изделия, Волосы, Шерстяная пряжа, Руно

Wool: translate from English into Spanish

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Lana, Paño

Word origin

Old English wull, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wol and German Wolle, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lana ‘wool’, vellus ‘fleece’.

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Wool synonims

coat

noun

An outer garment with sleeves, worn outdoors and typically extending below the hips.

Usage examples:

A winter coat
verb

Provide with a layer or covering of something.

Usage examples:

Her right leg was coated in plaster
noun

Any of various types of outer clothing that are worn over other clothes, usually open in the front, and are often used for warmth

Usage examples:

She put on her heavy winter coat., a raincoat, the dog’s coat is shiny and clean., there were about…
Coat - all meanings in English

fleece

noun

The woolly covering of a sheep or goat.

Usage examples:

As the sheep came on board, we grabbed their long shaggy fleeces
verb

Obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them.

Usage examples:

The city's cab drivers are notorious for fixing fares and fleecing tourists
Fleece - all meanings in English

floccus

noun

A tuft of wool or similar clump of fibres or filaments.

Floccus - all meanings in English

hair

noun

Any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans, mammals, and some other animals.

Usage examples:

Coarse outer hairs overlie the thick underfur
Hair - all meanings in English

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