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
inorganic material made into matted fibre used especially for insulation or soundproofing
a mass of fine, soft wood shavings, typically used as a packing material
the total quantity of wool shorn from a particular flock or in a particular area in the course of a year
fluffy wadding of a kind originally made from raw cotton, used for cleaning the skin or bathing wounds
fine strands of steel matted together into a mass, used as an abrasive
short-stapled pieces of wool which result from the carding process, spun and woven to make standard-quality fabrics
long-stapled wool with straight, parallel fibres, suitable for combing and making into high-quality fabrics, in particular worsted
a substance resembling matted wool and made from inorganic mineral material, used chiefly for packing or insulation
a person who buys wool from a producer, grades it, and sells it to a manufacturer
indulgence in aimless thought or dreamy imagining; absent-mindedness
unchanging in a particular belief or opinion; inveterate
be overprotective towards someone
deceive someone by telling untruths
merino wool, especially from Australia
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)
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)