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woolen

woo·len

UK/ˈwʊlən/ US/ˈwʊlʌn/ rare us
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or related to or made of wool

  • “a woolen sweater”
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noun

1.

a fabric made from the hair of sheep

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From Middle English wollen, wullen, from Old English wyllen, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz (“woollen”), equivalent to wool + -en. Cognate with Scots wollin, wolne, wowne (“woollen”), Dutch wollen (“woollen”), German wollen (“woollen”), Danish uldne (“woollen”), Norwegian Bokmål ullen (“fuzzy; woolen”).

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