Botany wool

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noun

a fine wool obtained from merino sheep.

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Also called botany.

Origin of Botany wool

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby Botany wool

botanist, botanize, botanophobia, botany, Botany Bay, Botany wool, botargo, botch, botched, botchy, bote

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How to use Botany wool in a sentence

Turns out that wool regulates temperature, repels water, wicks away moisture, and resists stains and dirt.
The Coolest Fashion Innovations of 2014|Raquel Laneri|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The resulting Wool Runners were comfortable, eco-friendly, machine-washable, and super cute—and sold out almost immediately.
The Coolest Fashion Innovations of 2014|Raquel Laneri|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The wool design by Maddalena Forcella brings to mind the gang warfare and violence that has plagued Mexico.
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Plus, as Middleton says, “Many great vintage and the Burberry come with wool linings.”
An Ode to the Trench Coat: The Burberry vs. The Lloyd Dobler|Sara Lieberman|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ted tugged at the brass buttons of her red, wool-crepe dress.
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Three men were sentenced to grow potatoes at Botany Bay the rest of their lives.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
So Hettie put the chicken in a cage, with some wool to cover it, and fed it several times every day, till it came to know her.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various
Cuss him to-night, ef he's alive; an' ef his bed is soff' as wool, doan let him sleep for thinkin' of Miss Dory.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
They placed cotton and fine wool all about the room, and even endeavoured to construct small nests of wool and horsehair.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
You ate the milk, and you clothed yourselves with the wool, and you killed that which was fat: but my flock you did not feed.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Botany wool

Botany wool

noun

a fine wool from the merino sheep

Word Origin for Botany wool

C19: from Botany Bay, where the wool came from originally

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