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woolen

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wool·en also wool·len  (wln)
adj.
1. Made or consisting of wool.
2. Of or relating to the production or marketing of woolen goods.
n.
Fabric or clothing made from wool. Often used in the plural.
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Noun1.woolen - a fabric made from the hair of sheep
wool, 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
Adj.1.woolen - of or related to or made of wool; "a woolen sweater"
woollen
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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.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
She had a little pink sunshade--it kind o' looked like a doll's amberill, 'n' she clung to it like a burr to a woolen stockin'.
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
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