Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈwʊlən/
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ˈwʊlən
Adjective
Made of wool.
Usage- US usage
- not-comparable
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In a large bedroom upstairs, the window of which was thickly curtained with a great woollen shawl lately discarded by the landlady, Mrs. Rolliver, were gathered on this evening nearly a dozen persons, all seeking vinous bliss; all old inhabitants of the nearer end of Marlott, and frequenters of this retreat.
Of or relating to wool or woolen cloths.
Usage- US usage
- not-comparable
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woolen manufactures
a woolen mill
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a woolen draper
Woolen threads were an occult means, according to the Roman poet Horace, of depriving a person of virility.
Noun
An item of clothing made from wool.
Usage- US usage
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Put all the woolens in this basket.
American woolens could not compete with British fabrics when quality was important.
Adjective
of or related to or made of wool
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a woolen sweater
Noun
a fabric made from the hair of sheep