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Definition of wool noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wool

noun
 
/wʊl/
 
/wʊl/
[uncountable]Idioms
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  1. the soft hair that covers the body of sheep and some other animals
    • Sheep were kept for their wool and meat.
    Topics Animalsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • thick
    • fine
    • soft
    … of wool
    • ball
    • skein
    verb + wool
    • produce
    • spin
    • card
    wool + noun
    • merchant
    • trade
    • shop
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  2. long, thick thread made from animal’s wool, used for knitting (= making clothing with wool using two long needles or a machine)
    • a ball of wool
    • I bought knitting wool for a cardigan.
    • She’s knitting a jumper in pure wool.
    • She spun wool by hand to weave into clothing.
    Topics Clothes and Fashionb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • thick
    • fine
    • soft
    … of wool
    • ball
    • skein
    verb + wool
    • produce
    • spin
    • card
    wool + noun
    • merchant
    • trade
    • shop
    See full entry
  3. cloth made from animal’s wool, used for making clothes, etc.
    • This scarf is 100% wool.
    • pure new wool
    • a wool blanket/sweater
    Topics Clothes and Fashionb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • thick
    • fine
    • soft
    … of wool
    • ball
    • skein
    verb + wool
    • produce
    • spin
    • card
    wool + noun
    • merchant
    • trade
    • shop
    See full entry
  4. see also cotton wool, dyed in the wool, lambswool, steel wool
    Word OriginOld English wull, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wol and German Wolle, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lana ‘wool’, vellus ‘fleece’.
Idioms
pull the wool over somebody’s eyes
  1. (informal) to hide your real actions or intentions from somebody by making them believe something that is not true
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