单词 | wool |
释义 | wool n.   1. fine soft wavy hair from the fleece of sheep, goats, etc.   2. a yarn produced from this hair. b cloth or clothing made from it.   3. any of various wool-like substances (steel wool).   4. soft short under-fur or down.   5. colloq. a person's hair, esp. when short and curly. Phrases and idioms pull the wool over a person's eyes deceive a person. wool-fat lanolin. wool-fell Brit. the skin of a sheep etc. with the fleece still on. wool-gathering absent-mindedness; dreamy inattention. wool-grower a breeder of sheep for wool. wool-oil suint. wool-pack   1. a fleecy cumulus cloud.   2. hist. a bale of wool. wool-skin = wool-fell. wool-sorters' disease anthrax. wool-stapler a person who grades wool. Derivatives wool-like adj. Etymology: OE wull f. Gmc |
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