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 Merino Wool Open-Back Tank Top This open-back tank top will be your new favorite addition to your shirt collection thanks to its soft, stretchy, and thermoregulating wool fabric blend consisting of 86% merino wool, 13% polyamide, and 1% elastane. Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2025 Dressed for the day’s raw weather in a zippered wool jacket and a gray tweed cap, his look was less Oscar and Palme d’Or winner than outer-arrondissement working stiff. Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025 In the 1940s and '50s, the Hill Country area was known as an international wool and mohair center, and Comfort’s own Adolf Stieler was called the Angora Goat King of the World. Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2025 Estimates range from around $250 for a wool check dress by Gernreich to a a black jersey evening dress by Gernreich for Bill Cunningham. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wool
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Noun
  • That means everything from proper care hair to talking through how people may treat you differently based on the color of your skin.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 9 May 2025
  • The research, collected in 2021, focused on Black and Latina women after previous studies showed they are more often exposed to formaldehyde in nail and hair products than white women.
    Ronnie Cohen, NPR, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Add pickle juice, lime juice, salt, and pepper; toss to coat.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2025
  • Photo: Getty Images Later on in the evening, Ortega slipped into a maxi faux fur greige coat and a Barbie pink mini-dress—how very Carrie.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Women's Sweater Fleece Full-zip Jacket $99 $80 at L.L. Bean This layer is designed to look like a sweater and feel like fleece.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Grid fleece with a wind shell is better at blocking the wind than traditional fleece and more breathable as well.
    Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • During the event, Megan wore a cleavage-baring, sparkling silver gown custom-designed by Michael Kors with an extravagant white fur coat.
    Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 14 May 2025
  • Photo: Getty Images Later on in the evening, Ortega slipped into a maxi faux fur greige coat and a Barbie pink mini-dress—how very Carrie.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 May 2025

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“Wool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wool. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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