bright wool

American  

noun

1. the wool of sheep raised east of the Mississippi River.

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Etymology

Origin of bright wool

So called from its shade

Example Sentences

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

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

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