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wool

wool [ wl ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. yarn used to make clothes: yarn spun from the short curly hair of sheep or other animals. Use: knitting, weaving.

2. woolen material: material knitted or woven using wool

3. sheep's hair: the short curly overlapping hair of sheep and some other animals such as the llama and the alpaca, used to make wool

4. insects hair of insect larva: the furry hair of some insect larvae such as caterpillars ( informal )

5. botany hairs growing on plant: a mass of soft hairs that grows on some plants



adjective 
Definition:
 
made from wool: knitted or woven using wool

[ Old English wull< Indo-European]

wooled adjective

pull the wool over somebody's eyes to deceive or trick somebody

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