noun
wool
wuul
noun
1
The soft, thick hair of sheep and some other animals, used to make yarn and fabric.
"The sweater was knitted from pure merino wool."
"Farmers shear the sheep for their wool every spring."
2
Cloth or yarn made from this hair.
"She wrapped herself in a warm blanket of wool."
How to Use Wool
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe soft hair from sheep (and similar animals), or fabric made from it, prized for warmth.
Common pairings
a wool sweater
sheep's wool
wool blanket
Word Forms
wools plural
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Etymology
From Old English wull, from a very old Germanic and Indo-European root shared with Latin lana and Welsh gwlân.