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wool
[ wool ]
noun
- the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property.
- fabrics and garments of such wool.
- yarn made of such wool.
- any of various substances used commercially as substitutes for the wool of sheep or other animals.
- any of certain vegetable fibers, as cotton or flax, used as wool, especially after preparation by special process vegetable wool.
- any finely fibrous or filamentous matter suggestive of the wool of sheep:
glass wool; steel wool.
- any coating of short, fine hairs or hairlike processes, as on a caterpillar or a plant; pubescence.
- Informal. the human hair, especially when short, thick, and crisp.
wool
/ 飞蕣濒 /
noun
- the outer coat of sheep, yaks, etc, which consists of short curly hairs
- yarn spun from the coat of sheep, etc, used in weaving, knitting, etc
- cloth or a garment made from this yarn
- ( as modifier )
a wool dress
- any of certain fibrous materials
glass wool
steel wool
- informal.short thick curly hair
- a tangled mass of soft fine hairs that occurs in certain plants
- dyed in the woolconfirmed in one's beliefs or opinions
- pull the wool over someone's eyesto deceive or delude someone
Derived Forms
- 藞飞辞辞濒-藢濒颈办别, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 飞辞辞濒顎僱颈办别顎 adjective
- 苍辞苍路飞辞辞濒顎 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of wool1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of wool1
Idioms and Phrases
- all wool and a yard wide, genuine; excellent; sincere:
He was a real friend, all wool and a yard wide.
- dyed in the wool, inveterate; confirmed:
a dyed in the wool sinner.
- pull the wool over someone's eyes, to deceive or delude someone:
The boy thought that by hiding the broken dish he could pull the wool over his mother's eyes.
More idioms and phrases containing wool
see all wool and a yard wide ; pull the wool over someone's eyes .Example Sentences
"We established three workshops for carpet weaving and wool spinning," he says.
Photographs of the illegal haul shared by the KWS show hundreds of these containers packed with cotton wool, each with two or three ants.
I was tired of winter desserts, of fudgy cakes and stewed fruits, of warm spices clinging to everything like a wool coat.
Items included the "perfect" white cotton t-shirt, a striped blue "boyfriend" shirt and white linen trousers, as well as more formal items such as a black wool blazer and a full-length, ivory-coloured evening dress.
She also points out that Kashmir is home to the "world's finest wool yarn; some of the finest handspun, handwoven pashmina creations and its artisans".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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