wool

noun

/wʊl/

[uncountable]Idioms

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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 Dictionary
adjective
- thick
- fine
- soft
- …
… of wool
- ball
- skein
verb + wool
- produce
- spin
- card
- …
wool + noun
- merchant
- trade
- shop
- …
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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 Dictionary
adjective
- thick
- fine
- soft
- …
… of wool
- ball
- skein
verb + wool
- produce
- spin
- card
- …
wool + noun
- merchant
- trade
- shop
- …
See full entry
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 Dictionary
adjective
- thick
- fine
- soft
- …
… of wool
- ball
- skein
verb + wool
- produce
- spin
- card
- …
wool + noun
- merchant
- trade
- shop
- …
See full entry

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

(informal) to hide your real actions or intentions from somebody by making them believe something that is not true

单词	wool
释义	wool noun /wʊl/ /wʊl/ [uncountable]Idioms jump to other results 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 … See full entry enlarge image 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 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 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 (informal) to hide your real actions or intentions from somebody by making them believe something that is not true
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