often attributive
1
: the soft wavy or curly usually thick undercoat of various hairy mammals and especially the sheep made up of a matrix of keratin fibers and covered with minute scales
2
: a product of wool
especially
: a woven fabric or garment of such fabric
3
a
: a dense felted pubescence especially on a plant : tomentum
b
: a filamentous mass
—usually used in combination
compare mineral wool, steel wool
Examples of wool in a Sentence
She doesn't like wool because it can be itchy.
the wool from cashmere goats is considered by many to be the finest available
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Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
The 26-year-old actress was recently photographed on the England set of her movie, Werwulf, wearing a heavy wool costume and what appeared to be facial prosthetics.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Keep it chic with a double-breasted wool coat and a simple button up.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
Pair the bottoms with a long wool coat in black or burgundy for a quintessential winter look, or zhuzh them up by way of an animal-print coat—another major fall trend, BTW.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 25 Nov. 2025
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Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
The 26-year-old actress was recently photographed on the England set of her movie, Werwulf, wearing a heavy wool costume and what appeared to be facial prosthetics.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Keep it chic with a double-breasted wool coat and a simple button up.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
Pair the bottoms with a long wool coat in black or burgundy for a quintessential winter look, or zhuzh them up by way of an animal-print coat—another major fall trend, BTW.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Wool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wool. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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wool
noun1
: the soft wavy or curly usually thick undercoat of various mammals and especially the sheep
2
: a fabric or garment made of wool
3
: material that resembles a mass of wool
wooled
adjective
ˈwu̇ld
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