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wool British & World English

the fine, soft curly or wavy hair forming the coat of a sheep, goat, or similar animal, especially when shorn and prepared for use in making cloth or yarn

rock wool British & World English

inorganic material made into matted fibre used especially for insulation or soundproofing

slag wool British & World English

mineral wool made from blast-furnace slag

wire wool British & World English

another term for steel wool.

wood wool British & World English

a mass of fine, soft wood shavings, typically used as a packing material

wool clip British & World English

the total quantity of wool shorn from a particular flock or in a particular area in the course of a year

wool work British & World English

needlework executed in wool on a canvas foundation

angora wool British & World English

a mixture of sheep’s wool and angora rabbit hair

cotton wool British & World English

fluffy wadding of a kind originally made from raw cotton, used for cleaning the skin or bathing wounds

glass wool British & World English

glass in the form of fine fibres used for packing and insulation

steel wool British & World English

fine strands of steel matted together into a mass, used as an abrasive

wool grower British & World English

a breeder of sheep for wool

carding wool British & World English

short-stapled pieces of wool which result from the carding process, spun and woven to make standard-quality fabrics

combing wool British & World English

long-stapled wool with straight, parallel fibres, suitable for combing and making into high-quality fabrics, in particular worsted

mineral wool British & World English

a substance resembling matted wool and made from inorganic mineral material, used chiefly for packing or insulation

prairie wool British & World English

the natural grassy plant cover of prairie land

Shetland wool British & World English

a type of fine loosely twisted wool from Shetland sheep

wool-stapler British & World English

a person who buys wool from a producer, grades it, and sells it to a manufacturer

wool-gathering British & World English

indulgence in aimless thought or dreamy imagining; absent-mindedness

dyed in the wool in dye British & World English

unchanging in a particular belief or opinion; inveterate

woolshed British & World English

a large shed for shearing and baling wool

Botany wool in Botany (also Botany wool) British & World English

merino wool, especially from Australia

anthrax British & World English

a serious bacterial disease of sheep and cattle, typically affecting the skin and lungs. It can be transmitted to humans, causing severe skin ulceration (see malignant pustule) or a form of pneumonia (wool-sorters' disease)

wool-sorters' disease in anthrax British & World English

a serious bacterial disease of sheep and cattle, typically affecting the skin and lungs. It can be transmitted to humans, causing severe skin ulceration (see malignant pustule) or a form of pneumonia (wool-sorters' disease)

wool English-French

laine f

wool English-Italian

lana f

wire wool English-German

Stahlwolle

wire wool English-Italian

lana f d'acciaio

wire wool English-Spanish

→ steel wool

cotton wool English-French

ouate f (de coton)

lamb's wool English-French

laine, lambswool

steel wool English-German

Stahlwolle

cotton wool English-Italian

cotone m idrofilo

steel wool English-Italian

lana f d'acciaio

cotton wool English-Spanish

algodón m (hidrófilo)

steel wool English-Spanish

lana, virulana, fibra

pure (new) wool in wool English-French

pure laine (vierge)

loop the wool in loop2 English-Spanish

haz una lazada con la lana


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