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wool  (wl)

n.

1.

a. The dense, soft, often curly hair forming the coat of sheep and certain other mammals, such as the goat and alpaca, consisting of cylindrical fibers of keratin covered by minute overlapping scales and much valued as a textile fabric.

b. A material or garment made of this hair.

2. The furry hair of some insect larvae, such as the caterpillar.

3. A filamentous or fibrous covering or substance suggestive of the texture of true wool.

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[Middle English wolle, from Old English wull.]

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wool adj.

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wool

Noun

1. the soft curly hair of sheep and some other animals

2. yarn spun from this, used in weaving and knitting

3. cloth made from this yarn

4. pull the wool over someone's eyes to deceive someone [Old English wull]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wool - a fabric made from the hair of sheep woolen, woollen 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
	2.	wool - fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving animal fiber, animal fibre - fiber derived from animals Shetland wool - a wool obtained from sheep of the Shetland islands raw wool - wool in its natural condition; not refined or processed alpaca - wool of the alpaca cashmere - the wool of the Kashmir goat fleece - the wool of a sheep or similar animal shoddy - reclaimed wool fiber vicuna - the wool of the vicuna virgin wool - wool not used before; wool not processed or woven before
	3.	wool - outer coat of especially sheep and yaks fleece pelage, coat - growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal

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wool

noun 1. fleece, hair, coat

2. yarn, pull the wool over someone's eyes deceive, kid (informal) trick, fool, take in (informal) con (slang) dupe, delude, bamboozle (informal) hoodwink, put one over on (slang) pull a fast one on someone (informal) lead someone up the garden path (informal)

Translations

wool [wul] n → lana;

knitting wool → lana (de hacer punto);

to pull the wool over sb's eyes (fig) → dar a algn gato por liebre

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wool [wul] n → laine f;

to pull the wool over sb's eyes (fig) → en faire accroire à qn

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wool [wul] n → Wolle f;

to pull the wool over sb's eyes (fig) → jdn hinters Licht führen

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wool [wul] n → lana;

to pull the wool over sb's eyes (fig) → fargliela a qn