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Shetland wool

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Shetland wool
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a fine loosely twisted wool yarn spun from the fleece of Shetland sheep and used esp for sweaters
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Noun1.Shetland wool - a wool obtained from sheep of the Shetland islands
wool - fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving
Translations
Shetland wool n → (lana) Shetland
Shetland wool n → (lana) Shetland


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