† woollishadj.
Obsolete.
Resembling wool, woolly.
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woollish1562
woolly1594
fleecy1700
woollyish1793
1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 65 The fruit [of oleander]..when as it openeth sheweth a wollyshe nature lyke an thystel down.
1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. lxxi. 750 The leaues..be neither white, smooth, nor wollish.
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