wool (redirected from wools)

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 [wʊl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the outer coat of sheep, yaks, etc., which consists of short curly hairs

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) yarn spun from the coat of sheep, etc., used in weaving, knitting, etc.

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)

a.  cloth or a garment made from this yarn

b.  (as modifier) a wool dress

4. (Chemistry) any of certain fibrous materials glass wool steel wool

5. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) Informal short thick curly hair

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a tangled mass of soft fine hairs that occurs in certain plants

dyed in the wool confirmed in one's beliefs or opinions

pull the wool over someone's eyes to deceive or delude someone

[Old English wull; related to Old Frisian, Middle Dutch wulle, Old High German wolla (German Wolle), Old Norse ull, Latin lāna and vellus fleece]

wool-like  adj

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 These shawls are made from the wool of mountain goats.

2. yarn a ball of wool

dyed in the wool hardened, confirmed, settled, fixed, uncompromising, inflexible, diehard, inveterate, unshakable, unchangeable He is a dyed-in-the-wool socialist.

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) a phony psychic who pulled the wool over everyone's eyes

Translations

wool [wʊl]

A. N [of sheep] → lana f
all wool; pure wool → lana pura
it's made of wool → es de lana
to pull the wool over sb's eyes → dar a algn gato por liebre
see also dyed-in-the-wool

B. ADJ → de lana

C. CPD wool merchant N → comerciante mf de lanas, lanero/a m/f
wool trade N → comercio m de lana

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wool [ˈwʊl]

n → laine f
It's made of wool → C'est en laine.
to pull the wool over sb's eyes (fig) (= deceive) → embobiner qn

modif [blanket, dress, jacket, trousers] → en laine; [production, producers] → de laine; [trade] → de la laine

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wool

n

→ Wolle f; (= cloth) → Wollstoff m; all wool, pure wool → reine Wolle; to pull the wool over somebody’s eyes (inf) → jdm Sand in die Augen streuen (inf)

(= glass wool, wire wool) → Wolle f

adj → Woll-; (= made of wool also) → aus Wolle; wool coat → Wollmantel m

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wool:

woolgathering

n → Träumen nt; to be wool → vor sich (acc) → hin träumen

woolgrower

n → Schafzüchter(in) m(f) (für Wolle)

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wool:

woolmark

n → Wollsiegel nt

woolsack

n (= seat) → Wollsack m (Sitz des Lordkanzlers im britischen Oberhaus); (= office) → Amt nt → des Lordkanzlers

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wool [wʊl]

1. n → lana
all wool, pure wool → pura lana
pure new wool → pura lana vergine
knitting wool → lana per lavorare a maglia
a ball of wool → un gomitolo di lana
to pull the wool over sb's eyes (fam) → gettare fumo negli occhi a qn

2. adj (dress) → di lana; (shop) → di lane, di filati; (trade, industry) → della lana

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wool

n / adj wool [wul]

(of) the soft hair of sheep and some other animals, often made into yarn etc for knitting or into fabric for making clothes etc I wear wool in winter; knitting-wool; a wool blanket. wol صوف вълна vlna; vlněný uld; uld-; -garn die Wolle, Woll... μαλλί, μάλλινος lana vill پشم؛ پشمی villa (de/en) laine צֶמֶר ऊन vuna, vunen gyapjú wol ull lana; di lana 羊毛(の) 양모 vilna; vilnonis vilna; vilnas- bulu wol ull wełna lA (de/din) lână шерсть; шерстяная ткань vlna; vlnený volna; volnen vuna ull, ylle ขนแกะ yün 羊毛 шерсть, вовна اون len 羊毛

adj woollen

made of wool a woollen hat. wolagtig صوفي вълнен vlněný uld- Woll-... μάλλινος de lana villane پشمین villa- de/en laine מִצֶמֶר ऊनी vunen gyapjú- dari wol ullar-, úr ull di lana 羊毛の 양모제의 vilnonis vilnas- bulu wollen ull- wełniany de lA de/din lână шерстяной vlnený volnen vuneni ull-, ylle- ซึ่งทำด้วยขนสัตว์ yünlü 羊毛製的 вовняний اونی bằng len 毛制的

n pl woollens

clothes (especially jumpers etc) made of wool Woollens should be washed by hand. wolklere أقْمِشَه صوفِيَّه вълнение дрехи vlněné šatstvo uldtøj; uldne sweaters die Wollsachen (pl.) (τα) μάλλινα (πληθ.) género de lana villased esemed پارجه های پشمی villavaatteet lainages עַשוּי מִצֶמֶר ऊनी कपड़े vunena odjeća gyapjúáru pakaian wol ullarföt (articoli di lana) 毛織物類 모직물 vilnoniai rūbai vilnas izstrādājumi pakaian bulu wollen kleren ulltøy/-varer wyroby wełniane lAs haine de lână шерстяные вещи vlnené šatstvo volnena oblačila štrikana odeća yllekläder, -plagg ผ้าขนสัตว์ yünlüler 羊毛編織服飾(尤指毛衣等) вовняні вироби اونی کپڑے quần áo len 毛织品

adj woolly

1 made of, or like, wool a woolly jumper/rug. wollig صوفي вълнен vlněný ulden Woll-... μάλλινος, χνουδωτός, μαλακός σαν μαλλί de lana, lanoso villane پشم مانند؛ پشمین villa- de/en laine; laineux צִמרִי ऊन के बने vunen gyapjas; gyapjú- seperti atau terbuat dari wol ullar-, úr ull di lana 羊毛の 양모로 된 vilnonis vilnas-, vilnains dibuat daripada bulu wollen ullen, ull-(aktig) wełniany, wełnisty de lA de/din lână шерстяной; пушистый vlnený volnast vuneni ullig, ull-, ylle- ผ้าขนสัตว์; ทำด้วยขนสัตว์ yün gibi, yünlü, yünden yapılmış 羊毛製(般)的 вовняний; шерстистий اون کی طرح یا اون سے بنا ہوا bằng len 羊毛状的

2 (alsoˌwoolly-ˈheaded) (of a person) vague or hazy She's too woolly(-headed) to be in charge of a department. wolhoofdig, warhoofdig مُشَوَّش التَّفْكير объркан zmatkářský svag unklar ελαφρόμυαλος, αλλοπαρμένος espeso pehme حواس پرت epämääräinen (qui a l'esprit) confus מְעוּרפָּל, מְבוּלבַּל उलझा हुआ neodređen, nejasan zavaros fejű - óskÿr, ruglingslegur confuso ぼんやりした 흐린 nelabai nuovokus (par cilvēku) haotisks; nesakarīgs tidak jelas warhoofdig uklar, tåket rozkojarzony confuso неясно мыслящий zmätený, popletený medel, mlačen neodređen virrig, förvirrad ที่คลุมเคลือ kafası dağınık 腦筋糊塗的 неясний جس کے سر کے بال اون جیسے ہوں mơ hồ 糊涂的

n – plural ˈwoollies –

a knitted garment. breiware ثَوب حِياكَة صوفِيَّه вълнена дреха vlněný úplet uldent stykke tøj wollenes Kleidungsstück μάλλινο, πλεχτό (πληθ.) prenda de lana villane kampsun جامه پشمی villavaate lainages בֶּגֶד מִצֶמֶר बुना हुआ कपड़ा pletena roba gyapjúholmi pakaian rajutan ullar(nær)föt (indumento di lana) 毛織の衣類 모직 옷 vilnonis rûbas vilnas apģērba gabals baju sejuk wollen kledingstuk ullplagg sweter wełniany lAs tricotaje вязаное изделие vlnený úplet volnena oblačila vunena odeća yllekläder, -plagg เสื้อไหมพรม yünlü giyim eşyası/çamaşır 針織衣 вовняний светр اون سے بنے ہوءے کپڑے quần áo len 毛线衣

n woolliness

wollerigheid صوفِيَّه zmatenost uldenhed die Wolligkeit η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. χνουδωτό(ς) carácter espeso villasus پشمی بودن، پشمالویی villavuus caractère confus צִמרִיוּת उलझाव vunatost, neodređenost gyapjasság keadaan kebingungan e-r/e-ð sem er óskÿr/ruglingslegur lanosità; confusione 羊毛状 얼빠진 상태, 멍함 vilnotumas berkeadaan berbulu wolligheid uklarhet, ullenhet wełnistość carácter confuso caracter confuz пушистость;неясность zmätenosť nejasnost vunenost ullighet การทำด้วยขนสัตว์ yünlülük 毛線織物 шерстистість اون کا سا ہونا tính chất len 毛线织物

pull the wool over someone's eyes

to deceive someone. iemand om die bos lei يَخْدَع، يَغُش измамвам oklamat snyde en; føre en bag lyset jemanden hinter das Licht führen ξεγελώ, εξαπατώ κπ. engañar a alguien (kellelegi) puru silma ajama گول زدن؛ فریب دادن pettää jotakuta en faire accroire (à) לְרַמוֹת झांसा देना zavarati nekoga port hint vkinek a szemébe menipu blekkja e-n (gettare fumo negli occhi a qualcuno) だます 남의 눈을 속이다 akis muilinti pūst kādam miglu acīs memperdayakan seseorang iemand voor het lapje houden føre en bak lyset, kaste blår i øynene på en mydlić komuś oczy deitar poeira nos olhos a înşela pe cineva вводить в заблуждение кого-л. oklamať speljati na led nasamariti slå blå dunster i ögonen på ngn หลอกลวง kandırmak, aldatmak 期騙某人 замилювати очі کسی کو دھوکہ دینا lừa gạt ai 蒙蔽某人

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wool → صوف vlna uld Wolle μαλλί lana villa laine vuna lana 羊毛 양모 wol ull wełna lã шерсть ull ขนสัตว์ เช่นขนแกะและสัตว์อื่นๆ yün len 羊毛