What does woollen mean?
Definitions for woollen
woollen
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Princeton's WordNet
wool, woolen, woollenadjective
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
woolen, woollenadjective
of or related to or made of wool
"a woolen sweater"
Wiktionary
woollenadjective
Made of wool.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Woollenadjective
Made of wool not finely dressed, and thence used likewise for any thing coarse.
Etymology: from wool.
I was wont
To call them woollen vassals, things created
To buy and sell with groats. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.I could not endure a husband with a beard on his face: I had rather lye in woollen. William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing.
Woollen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. Francis Bacon.
At dawn of day our general cleft his pate,
Spite of his woollen night-cap. Dryden.Woollennoun
Cloath made of wool.
His breeches were of rugged woollen,
And had been at the siege of Bullen. Hudibras.Odious! in woollen! ’twould a saint provoke!
No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace
Wrap my cold limbs and shade my lifeless face. Alexander Pope.He is a bel-esprit and a woollen draper. Jonathan Swift.
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woollen
Woollen refers to any type of material, cloth, thread, or garment that is made from the fiber of sheep or lambs, known as wool. It is typically used to make warm clothing due to wool's excellent insulation properties.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
WOOLLEN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Woollen is ranked #57372 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Woollen surname appeared 355 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Woollen.
96.9% or 344 total occurrences were White.
1.6% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of woollen in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of woollen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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