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wool·en

also wool·len  (wo͝ol′ən)
adj.
1. Made or consisting of wool.
2. Of or relating to the production or marketing of woolen goods.
n. often woolens
Fabric or clothing made from wool.
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wool•en

(ˈwʊl ən)

n.
1. any cloth of carded wool yarn of which the fibers vary in length: bulkier, looser, and less regular than worsted.
2. woolens, wool cloth or clothing.
adj.
3. made or consisting of wool: woolen cloth.
4. of or pertaining to wool or woolen fabrics.
Also, esp. Brit.,wool′len.
[before 1050]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.woolen - a fabric made from the hair of sheep
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
tweed - thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland
Adj.1.woolen - of or related to or made of wool; "a woolen sweater"
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Translations
صُوفيّ
vlněný
ulden
aus Wollewollen
μάλλινος
de lana
villa-
laineux
vunen
di lana
毛織りの
양모의
wollen
ull-
wełniany
de lã
шерстяной
volnen
ylle-
ทำจากขนสัตว์
yünlü
вовняний
làm bằng len
羊毛制的

woolen

صُوفيّ vlněný ulden aus Wolle μάλλινος de lana villa- laineux vunen di lana 毛織りの 양모의 wollen ull- wełniany de lã шерстяной ylle- ทำจากขนสัตว์ yünlü làm bằng len 羊毛制的
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References in classic literature
Hardly had he done so before he lowered his legs in their woolen stockings to the earthen floor and began putting on his boots.
Konstantin Levin looked in at the door, and saw that the speaker was a young man with an immense shock of hair, wearing a Russian jerkin, and that a pockmarked woman in a woolen gown, without collar or cuffs, was sitting on the sofa.
Her `scribbling suit' consisted of a black woolen pinafore on which she could wipe her pen at will, and a cap of the same material, adorned with a cheerful red bow, into which she bundled her hair when the decks were cleared for action.
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QUETTA: Balochistan Assembly on Saturday through adopting a resolution demanded of the federal government to re-started closed Harnai woolen mill in Harnai for making the provincial economy stable and providing employment to the local people.
PESHAWAR -- Provincial Livestock and Dairy Development have developed a new sheep breed 'Ramghani' to fulfill high demands of quality woolen garments during winter season.
ASTORE -- The district administration here Thursday started crackdown against shopkeepers selling sweaters, blankets and woolen garments on high prices in the district.
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian researchers modified the surface of woolen fabrics by using carbon nanotubes which resulted in the creation of electrical conductivity in the tested samples.
He is pictured here in Sioux dance regalia consisting of hair ornament with eagle plumes, armbands and cuffs, dance bustle, woolen cloth leggings, ribbon-decorated breechcloth, and moccasins with quilled stripe designs.
Srinagar, Nov.26 ( ANI ): The sale of woolen garments in the Kashmir Valley is picking up with the onset of chilly winters months.
The sharp rise in the price of greasy wool in the international market has hit Indian woolen yarn manufacturers hard.
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