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

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lamb's wool

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 ● May 15, 2023

That is, until her sparkle-embedded Gucci sunglasses caught the sun and sprayed starbursts above the shaggy lamb’s wool collar of her Dries Van Noten coat.

From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2016

One sported a buzz cut, the other had hair like soft lamb’s wool.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2014

Dice on buttons of lamb’s wool cardigans, sequined ace of hearts bodices, sweat tops emblazoned with the spell “Abracadabra” and playsuits with a print of cascading playing cards were all part of the magical collection.

From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2014

“When I was little, my Sunday school teacher said that in the Bible it describes Jesus as having 'skin like copper, hair like lamb’s wool.’

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English