wool
wool S3 /wʊl/
noun [uncountable]
1. the soft thick hair that sheep and some goats have on their body ⇨ lambswool
2. material made from wool:
a pure wool skirt
a mix of 80% wool and 20% man-made fibres
3.
thread made from wool that you use to knit clothes
SYN yarn American English:
a ball of wool
4. pull the wool over sb’s eyes to deceive someone by not telling the truth
⇨ cotton wool, dyed-in-the-wool, steel wool, wire wool
wool S3 /wʊl/
noun [uncountable] Language: Old English
Origin: wull
Origin: wull
1. the soft thick hair that sheep and some goats have on their body ⇨ lambswool
2. material made from wool:
3.
thread made from wool that you use to knit clothes
SYN yarn American English:
4. pull the wool over sb’s eyes to deceive someone by not telling the truth
⇨ cotton wool, dyed-in-the-wool, steel wool, wire wool