woollen

woollen
wool·len (wo͝olʹən) adj. & n.
Variant of woolen.

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  • woollen — (US woolen) ► ADJECTIVE 1) made wholly or partly of wool. 2) relating to the production of wool. ► NOUN (woollens) ▪ woollen garments …   English terms dictionary

  • woollen — woollen, woolly are the spellings in BrE, and in AmE woolen, wooly …   Modern English usage

  • woollen — wool|len BrE woolen AmE [ˈwulən] adj [only before noun] 1.) made of wool = ↑wool ▪ a woollen scarf 2.) relating to making cloth from wool ▪ the woollen industry ▪ a woollen mill …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • woollen — [[t]w ʊlən[/t]] woollens (in AM, use woolen) 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Woollen clothes or materials are made from wool or from a mixture of wool and artificial fibres. ...thick woollen socks. 2) N PLURAL Woollens are clothes, especially sweaters, that… …   English dictionary

  • woollen — Woolen Wool en, a. [OE. wollen; cf. AS. wyllen. See {Wool}.] [Written also {woollen}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Made of wool; consisting of wool; as, woolen goods. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to wool or woolen cloths; as, woolen manufactures; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • woollen — adj. Woollen/woolen is used with these nouns: ↑blanket, ↑cardigan, ↑cloak, ↑cloth, ↑fabric, ↑garment, ↑glove, ↑hat, ↑jumper, ↑mill, ↑pullover, ↑scarf, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • woollen — (US woolen) adjective made wholly or partly of wool. noun (woollens) woollen garments …   English new terms dictionary

  • woollen — I. a. [Written also [Woolen.] Made of wool, of wool. II. n. Cloth of wool, woollen cloth …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • woollen */ — UK [ˈwʊlən] / US adjective [usually before noun] made from wool a woollen blanket …   English dictionary

  • woollen — /ˈwʊlən / (say wooluhn) adjective 1. made or consisting of wool. 2. of or relating to wool, or products made of wool, or their manufacture. –noun 3. a fabric made from wool, especially a soft loose one. 4. (plural) knitted woollen clothing,… …  

  • woollen — adj. & n. (US woolen) adj. made wholly or partly of wool, esp. from short fibres. n. 1 a fabric produced from wool. 2 (in pl.) woollen garments. Etymology: OE wullen (as WOOL, EN(2)) …   Useful english dictionary

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