bright wool
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bright wool
So called from its shade
Example Sentences
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The style of Kent’s craftspeople has been detected in the bright wool of the frieze.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2018
At one time the women would be dressed in the bright wool patterns of folk dance.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2014
Cloth of cotton warp and bright wool fulling, made in Orleans, France.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)
Long evenings I have sat and been Strangely content, while in my hands I held a wealth of coloured strands, Shimmering plaits of silk and skeins Of soft bright wool.
From The Defeat of Youth and Other Poems by Huxley, Aldous
She just put the bright wool out of the reach of pack rats and we were ready.
From I Married a Ranger by Smith, Dama Margaret
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