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woollen

British  
/ ˈwʊlən /

adjective

  1. relating to or consisting partly or wholly of wool

"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

noun

  1. (often plural) a garment or piece of cloth made wholly or partly of wool, esp a knitted one

"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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Novice crocheters have transformed a village church with a cascade of woollen memorial poppies.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Also on the vest, under a slate-gray sky where many men brought together in mourning wore hoodies and woollen caps, lay two dandelions and some flower petals.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

On a chilly December morning, a group of women wrapped in colourful saris, warm shawls and woollen caps huddled outside a three-storey building in a busy neighbourhood in Delhi.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025

A 94-year-old dubbed the Queen of Knitting has gathered together her woollen landmarks for a final show in a bid to find new homes for the sprawling showstoppers.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2024

And the rod with the plastic hangers, my dresses hanging on them, the red woollen cape for cold weather, the shawl.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

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