steel wool
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of steel wool
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Maintenance is straightforward: The pan is dishwasher safe, metal utensil-friendly and can handle steel wool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Lewis also recommends using steel wool with a grade of 0000, the finest type of wool that will not scratch surfaces.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
His Jewish Cuban father owned a steel wool factory; his mother, a Jewish Romanian, narrowly survived the Holocaust when her family caught one of the last ships to Cuba.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
The artist often uses steel wool as a paintbrush to create tiny dots of paint, in a contemporary spin on Pointillism.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2023
In the morning my face looked scrubbed, like I’d washed it with steel wool.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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