underwool
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of underwool
1905–10 in sense “underwear”; 1935–40 for current sense; under- + wool
Example Sentences
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The thermal properties of reindeer fur are legendary: it has a thick felty layer of underwool and long thick guard hairs that appear to be hollow, but on inspection under a microscope each hair turns out to have a core of vacuolated, keratinised cells.
From The Guardian
Its hair is more like that of a goat than a sheep, of a brownish gray colour, and with a dense coat of underwool.
From Project Gutenberg
White hares are frequently sold as white fox, but the fur is weak, brittle and exceedingly poor compared to fox and possesses no thick underwool.
From Project Gutenberg
The finest furs are obtained from the Arctic and northern regions, and the lower the latitude the less full and silky the fur, till, at the torrid zone, fur gives place to harsh hair without any underwool.
From Project Gutenberg
Black bears have occasionally very black coats, but the majority have a brownish underwool.
From Project Gutenberg
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