smart wool

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noun

mainly Australian and NZ a textile produced by blending wool with a conductive fibre, which can be heated by means of a small battery

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How to use smart wool in a sentence

And increasingly smart navigation aids in the cockpit brought far greater precision and efficiency to route planning.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?|Clive Irving|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A woman in a smart uniform scribbles out tickets for a growing line of tourists eager to take a trip on the old-fashioned train.
Riding Thailand’s WWII Death Railway|Liza Foreman|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Turns out that wool regulates temperature, repels water, wicks away moisture, and resists stains and dirt.
The Coolest Fashion Innovations of 2014|Raquel Laneri|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The resulting Wool Runners were comfortable, eco-friendly, machine-washable, and super cute—and sold out almost immediately.
The Coolest Fashion Innovations of 2014|Raquel Laneri|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It used to be frequently said back in 2000 that Jeb was “the smart brother.”
Be the Smarter Bush Brother, Jeb: Don’t Run!|Michael Tomasky|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During the first week, not a day passed without smart skirmishes.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Then summoning a smart young jemadar with whom he had talked a good deal during the journey, he asked him to read the chit.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Who could have believed that only a fortnight ago these same figures were clean as new pins; smart and well-liking!
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Christopher Smart, an English poet and miscellaneous writer, died; known by a popular translation of Horace.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
It was there that he longed to retire—to a dainty little hotel of his own with a smart clientèle.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke