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wool·en

also wool·len (wo͝ol′ən)

adj.

1. Made or consisting of wool.

2. Of or relating to the production or marketing of woolen goods.

n. often woolens

Fabric or clothing made from wool.

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wool•en

(ˈwʊl ən)

n.

1. any cloth of carded wool yarn of which the fibers vary in length: bulkier, looser, and less regular than worsted.

2. woolens, wool cloth or clothing.

adj.

3. made or consisting of wool: woolen cloth.

4. of or pertaining to wool or woolen fabrics.

Also, esp. Brit.,wool′len.

[before 1050]

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Noun	1.	woolen - a fabric made from the hair of sheep wool, woollen cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" tweed - thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland
Adj.	1.	woolen - of or related to or made of wool; "a woolen sweater" woollen

Translations

صُوفيّ

vlněný

ulden

villa-

vunen

毛織りの

양모의

volnen

ylle-

ทำจากขนสัตว์

yünlü

вовняний

làm bằng len

羊毛制的

woolen

→ صُوفيّ vlněný ulden aus Wolle μάλλινος de lana villa- laineux vunen di lana 毛織りの 양모의 wollen ull- wełniany de lã шерстяной ylle- ทำจากขนสัตว์ yünlü làm bằng len 羊毛制的

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References in classic literature ?

Hardly had he done so before he lowered his legs in their woolen stockings to the earthen floor and began putting on his boots.

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Konstantin Levin looked in at the door, and saw that the speaker was a young man with an immense shock of hair, wearing a Russian jerkin, and that a pockmarked woman in a woolen gown, without collar or cuffs, was sitting on the sofa.

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Her `scribbling suit' consisted of a black woolen pinafore on which she could wipe her pen at will, and a cap of the same material, adorned with a cheerful red bow, into which she bundled her hair when the decks were cleared for action.

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Economic Indicator Of Pakistan

QUETTA: Balochistan Assembly on Saturday through adopting a resolution demanded of the federal government to re-started closed Harnai woolen mill in Harnai for making the provincial economy stable and providing employment to the local people.

BA adopts resolution demanding centre to re-start Harnai Woolen Mill

PESHAWAR -- Provincial Livestock and Dairy Development have developed a new sheep breed 'Ramghani' to fulfill high demands of quality woolen garments during winter season.

KP develops 'Ramghani' new sheep breed to increase wool production

ASTORE -- The district administration here Thursday started crackdown against shopkeepers selling sweaters, blankets and woolen garments on high prices in the district.

Crackdown against shopkeepers selling sweaters, woolen garments on high prices started

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian researchers modified the surface of woolen fabrics by using carbon nanotubes which resulted in the creation of electrical conductivity in the tested samples.

Carbon Nanotubes Applied to Create Electrical Conductivity in Woolen Fabrics

He is pictured here in Sioux dance regalia consisting of hair ornament with eagle plumes, armbands and cuffs, dance bustle, woolen cloth leggings, ribbon-decorated breechcloth, and moccasins with quilled stripe designs.

Sioux performers at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition

Srinagar, Nov.26 ( ANI ): The sale of woolen garments in the Kashmir Valley is picking up with the onset of chilly winters months.

Woolen sales get a boost with onset of winter in Kashmir

The sharp rise in the price of greasy wool in the international market has hit Indian woolen yarn manufacturers hard.