as in hair
the hairy covering of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick the wool from cashmere goats is considered by many to be the finest available

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Recent Examples of wool The windproof and thermal wool blend fabric is the perfect shell to protect you on the many fall days in Paris, as the whipping wind adds an unexpected cool factor while strolling around town. Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025 This super-soft merino wool sweater is warm without feeling heavy, with a cropped fit that gives it a modern edge and a mock neck that adds just the right touch of snugness. Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025 Following cotton are denim (6 percent), polyester (3 percent), silk, linen, wool and nylon (all 1 percent). Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025 Lined with shearling wool, your feet will stay nice and warm all winter long. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wool
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Noun
  • At least setting up for the party gives the crew something else to do besides dressing the women’s wounds and blow-drying their hair.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Yet, asked specifically about the fine hairs separating the top three undefeated teams in this first ranking, Mack Rhoades, the committee chair and athletic director at Baylor, sounded like a man torn between numbers and gut feelings.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The cropped, slim fit gives it a modern shape that layers cleanly under blazers or coats.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
  • For Halloween 2021, Pepper Thai — cookbook author and Chrissy Teigen's mom — showed off her costume on Instagram as the ultimate momager, wearing a fur coat and holding a Hermès Birkin bag.
    Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Both are constructed using a mix of cotton and fleece, showcase a similar blue color, and are on sale for only $32 as a pair.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Along with the sneakers, the collection includes football kits, hoodies, a short and a fleece pant.
    Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His fur was singed and bitten, his arm broken, and his mouth crawling with maggots.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Another possible explanation for the name is that this was also the season when people set beaver traps during the fur trade.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 4 Nov. 2025

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“Wool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wool. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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