often attributive
1
: the soft wavy or curly usually thick undercoat of various hairy mammals and especially the sheep made up of a matrix of keratin fibers and covered with minute scales
2
: a product of wool
especially
: a woven fabric or garment of such fabric
3
a
: a dense felted pubescence especially on a plant : tomentum
b
: a filamentous mass
—usually used in combination
compare mineral wool, steel wool
Examples of wool in a Sentence
She doesn't like wool because it can be itchy.
the wool from cashmere goats is considered by many to be the finest available
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After a treatment, you are guided into a cavernous grey stone and wood relaxation room with six oversized day beds, plumped with heavy pillows and wool blankets.
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Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Synthetic or wool blends are your friend on the river.
—Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
But societal standards change, and by the time that the games were revived in 1896, its runners came robed in shorts and T-shirts made from cotton or wool.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2025
The store occupies a long ground-floor space fragrant with polished wood and good wool.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Synthetic or wool blends are your friend on the river.
—Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
But societal standards change, and by the time that the games were revived in 1896, its runners came robed in shorts and T-shirts made from cotton or wool.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2025
The store occupies a long ground-floor space fragrant with polished wood and good wool.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Wool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wool. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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wool
noun1
: the soft wavy or curly usually thick undercoat of various mammals and especially the sheep
2
: a fabric or garment made of wool
3
: material that resembles a mass of wool
wooled
adjective
ˈwu̇ld
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