lamb's wool

American  

noun

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

2. a fabric made from this wool.

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lamb's wool British  

noun

1. 1. fine soft wool obtained from a lamb at its first shearing

   2. ( as modifier )

      lamb's-wool jumpers

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Etymology

Origin of lamb's wool

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

The afternoon heat was stifling upstairs, and the lamb’s wool I was using to stuff my oversize boots made my feet sweat.

From Literature

The lambs' growth rates, wool characteristics and samples, and meat quality were monitored, and the project found a big improvement in the multi-purpose lamb's wool characteristics compared to a control group.

From BBC

Bishop Piero Marini adjusting the pallium, a collar of lamb’s wool and part of the badge of office, of Benedict during his inaugural Mass on April 24, 2005, in St. Peter’s Square.

From New York Times

This brown and tan lamb’s wool, zip-front sweater style first debuted in 1972, and maker Pendleton Woolen Mills notes that it really caught on with fans of the 1998 cult classic “The Big Lebowski” when it was worn by Dec. 4 birthday boy Jeff Bridges’ character the Dude.

From Los Angeles Times

When Okoyomon, who lives in Brooklyn, returned to Europe for the opening five months later, the vines had grown exponentially and nearly enveloped the six human-size yarn and lamb’s wool sculptures of angel-like figures that the artist had built and installed around the space.

From New York Times