woollen
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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He was last seen wearing a quilted green-brown Barbour jacket over a beige woollen jumper, with navy chinos and brown leather trainers with white soles.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 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
"But I always came back to sleep here even in the cold weather with a bobble hat on and sweater and a woollen blanket."
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026
On the day she disappeared, she left home to pick up her pay cheque from the woollen mill where she worked.
From BBC ● May 4, 2025
There was also a small filing cabinet in one corner and a coatrack with several long fur coats, scarves, and woollen hats in another.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
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