woolen
pronunciation
How to pronounce woolen in British English:
UK [ˈwʊlən]
How to pronounce woolen in American English:
US [ˈwʊlən]
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- Noun:
- a fabric made from the hair of sheep
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- Adjective:
- of or related to or made of wool
Word Origin
- woolen (adj.)
- also woollen (chiefly British English), Old English wullen, wyllen "made of wool," from wool + -en (2). Related: Woolens; woollens.
Example
- 1. Do you have some good woolen fabric ?
- 2. I loved the smell of cork grease and slide oil , of musty woolen uniforms , and the tangy dankness of brassy horn bells .
- 3. Their feat is perhaps even more extraordinary considering the clunky oxygen tanks , woolen jackets and fur hats they had for survival .
- 4. Face all these , in bay abb bound is developing to promote bilateral trade and woolen make vigorous effort .
- 5. It was hanging on a rack at a secondhand clothing store in northampton mass , crammed in with shoddy trench coats and an assortment of sad , woolen overcoats -- a rose among thorns .