lamb's wool


noun
  1. a soft, virgin wool possessing superior spinning qualities, shorn from a seven-month-old lamb.

  2. a fabric made from this wool.

Origin of lamb's wool

1
First recorded in 1545–55

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British Dictionary definitions for lamb's wool

lamb's wool

noun
    • fine soft wool obtained from a lamb at its first shearing

    • (as modifier): lamb's-wool jumpers

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