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new wool

noun

  1. Usual US term: virgin woolwool that is being processed or woven for the first time

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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On the day she wore the new wool skirt, there was a huge pile of mail.

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Mother seemed pleased by the skeins of new wool that she pulled from her own bag, which bristled with needles of every size.

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Carefully I stored the toy matches in the hem of my new wool bathrobe.

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“Gstaad, Mustique, Palm Beach, Palm Springs or destination ‘God forbid it’s snowing and I need a new wool coat.’”

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Stoessel admits that the yuck factor may prove a marketing challenge but points out that the new wool is created with materials that would otherwise go to waste.

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