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wool
[ wool ]
/ wÊl /
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Idioms about wool
Origin of wool
before 900; Middle English wolle,Old English wull(e), cognate with Dutch wol,German Wolle,Old Norse ull,Gothic wulla; akin to Latin lÄna,Sanskrit Ć«ráčÄ,Welsh gwlĂąn wool, Latin vellus fleece, Greek oĂșlos woolly
OTHER WORDS FROM wool
woollike, adjectivenon·wool, adjectiveWords nearby wool
woof, woofer, woofter, woo-hoo, Wookey Hole, wool, wool bale, wool cheque, wool classing, wool clip, woolen
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British Dictionary definitions for wool
wool
/ (wÊl) /
noun
Derived forms of wool
wool-like, adjectiveWord Origin for wool
Old English wull; related to Old Frisian, Middle Dutch wulle, Old High German wolla (German Wolle), Old Norse ull, Latin lÄna and vellus fleece
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Other Idioms and Phrases with wool
wool
see all wool and a yard wide; pull the wool over someone's eyes.
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