Definitions for wool
wʊlwool

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. wool, woolen, woollennoun

   a fabric made from the hair of sheep

2. woolnoun

   fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving

3. wool, fleecenoun

   outer coat of especially sheep and yaks

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. woolnoun

   The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.

2. woolnoun

   A cloth or yarn made from the wool of sheep.

3. woolnoun

   Anything with a texture like that of wool.

4. wooladjective

   Made of wool.

   Put on a woolly jumper and turn down the thermostat.

5. Woolnoun

   A town in Dorset, England.

6. Etymology: wolle, from wull, from wullō (cf. Dutch wol, German Wolle, Norwegian ull), from h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (cf. Welsh gwlân, Latin lana, Lithuanian vilna, Russian волна).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WOOLnoun

   Etymology: wul , Saxon; wollen, Dutch.

   1. The fleece of sheep; that which is woven into cloath.

   Base-minded wretches, for respect of gain, some paultry wool may yield you, to let so much time pass without knowing perfectly her estate. Philip Sidney.

   A gown made of the finest wool,
   Which from our pretty lambs we pull;
   Fair lined slippers for the cold,
   With buckles of the purest gold. Walter Raleigh.

   Concerning their complaint for price of wool, he would give order that his commissioners should cause clothiers to take wool, paying only two parts of the price. John Hayward.

   Struthium is a root used by the wool-dressers. Arbuthnot.

   2. Any short thick hair.

   In the cauldron boil and bake;
   Wool of batt and tongue of dog. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wool

   Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other animals, including cashmere and mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, hide and fur clothing from bison, angora from rabbits, and other types of wool from camelids.Wool consists of protein together with a small percentage of lipids. In this regard it is chemically quite distinct from the more dominant textile, cotton, which is mainly cellulose.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wool

   Wool is a natural fiber obtained primarily from the fur or hair of different animals, more commonly sheep. It is known for its durability, breathability and excellent insulation properties. After collection, wool undergoes several processes, including cleaning, spinning and dyeing, to be used in various textile products such as clothing, blankets, rugs, and upholstery.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Woolnoun

   the soft and curled, or crisped, species of hair which grows on sheep and some other animals, and which in fineness sometimes approaches to fur; -- chiefly applied to the fleecy coat of the sheep, which constitutes a most essential material of clothing in all cold and temperate climates

2. Woolnoun

   short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled

3. Woolnoun

   a sort of pubescence, or a clothing of dense, curling hairs on the surface of certain plants

4. Etymology: [OE. wolle, wulle, AS. wull; akin to D. wol, OHG. wolla, G. wolle, Icel. & Sw. ull, Dan. uld, Goth, wulla, Lith. vilna, Russ. volna, L. vellus, Skr. r wool, v to cover. 146, 287. Cf. Flannel, Velvet.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wool

   Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and certain other animals, including cashmere from goats, mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, angora from rabbits, and other types of wool from camelids. Wool has several qualities that distinguish it from hair or fur: it is crimped, it is elastic, and it grows in staples. In the United States the term wool is usually restricted to describing the fibrous protein derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles in sheep, although in the UK it may be used of any long curling fiber such as wood wool, wire wool, etc.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wool

   wool, n. the soft, curly hair of sheep and other animals: short, thick hair: any light, fleecy substance resembling wool.—n. Wool′ball, a ball of wool, such as is sometimes found in a sheep's stomach.—adj. Wool′-bear′ing, bearing or yielding wool.—ns. Wool′-card′ing, the process of separating the fibres of wool preparatory to spinning; Wool′-comb′er, one whose occupation is to comb wool in order to disentangle and straighten out the fibres; Wool′-comb′ing; Wool′-drī′ver, one who buys up wool for a market.—adj. Wool′-dyed, dyed before spinning or weaving.—ns. Wool′fat, lanolin; Wool′fell, the skin with the wool still on it; Wool′-gath′ering, indulgence of idle fancies.—adj. dreamy: listless.—n. Wool′-grow′er, one who raises sheep for the production of wool.—adj. Wool′len, made of, or pertaining to, wool: clad in wool, rustic.—n. cloth made of wool.—ns. Wool′len-cord, a ribbed stuff, the face all of wool; Wool′len-drā′per, one who deals in woollen goods; Wool′liness.—adjs. Wool′ly, consisting of, or like, wool: clothed with wool; Wool′ly-haired, -head′ed, having the hair like wool.—ns. Wool′ly-pas′tinum, a kind of red orpiment; Wool′man, a dealer in wool; Wool′-mill, a building for the spinning of wool and the weaving of woollen cloth; Wool′pack, the package in which wool was formerly done up for sale: a bundle weighing 240 lb.: cirro-cumulus cloud; Wool′-pack′er; Wool′-pick′er, a machine for cleaning wool; Wool′sack, the seat of the Lord Chancellor in the House of Lords, being a large square sack of wool covered with scarlet; Wool′sey, a material made of cotton and wool.—n.pl. Wool′-shears, shears used in shearing sheep.—ns. Wool′-sort′er, one who sorts wool according to quality, &c.; Wool′-stā′ple, the fibre or pile of wool; Wool′-stā′pler, a wool-factor: a wool-sorter.—adv. Wool′ward (Shak.), in wool, as a penance.—ns. Wool′-wind′er, one who bundles wool for packing; Wool′work, needlework imitative of tapestry.—Wool-sorters' disease (see Anthrax).—Angora wool, the wool of the Angora goat; Berlin-wool, a kind of fine-dyed wool used for worsted work. [A.S. wull; Goth. wulla, Ger. wolle, L. villus.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wool

   The hair of SHEEP or other animals that is used for weaving.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wool

   A type of material.

   Wool comes from various materials e.g. sheep hair and other animal hair.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 19, 2020  

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WOOL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wool is ranked #29041 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Wool surname appeared 817 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Wool.
   
   90.7% or 741 total occurrences were White.
   2.4% or 20 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.2% or 18 total occurrences were Black.
   2% or 17 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.5% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.9% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Animal Fiber
   • Coat
   • Fabric

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'wool' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3646

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'wool' in Nouns Frequency: #2005

How to pronounce wool?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say wool in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wool in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wool in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of wool in a Sentence

1. Francis M. Faber Jr.:

   My friend Josephus dons heavy wool sox prior to 'bootin-up' with his PC!

2. Frederick Douglass:

   I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress.

3. Vince Crudele:

   It’s obvious he’s doing an inspection. Kevin’s wearing his blue wool firefighter pants, he’s got a radio and [a department] jacket and shirt on, it’s unfortunate that somebody would mistake an Oakland firefighter, a professional who would go into harm’s way every day to protect citizens, as someone who was there for criminal intent. Kevin’s out there doing his job well and representing the Oakland Fire Department with the highest integrity.

4. Derek Gatherer:

   Almost all human cases occur in individuals involved in processing animal products, either for food or in the animal wool/skins industry and 95 per cent of these are via skin infection.

5. Dione Davis -LRB- @dionemdavis -RRB-:

   I love a classic trench in a beautiful bone color as a functional covering — rain or shine — that feels a bit more special, i’d wear this over a white merino wool sweater and cream wool trousers with a sharp black shoe. There’s always something striking but approachable about wearing all shades of cream when they are basics.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wool
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wool
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=wool
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wool
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wool
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=wool
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=wool
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html