wool
noun
the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property.
wool-like
-
a word derived from
wool.
Example Sentences
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In 1936, Italian chemists developed a process to make a wool-like fabric from casein, and soon an Italian textile firm began to produce thousands of pounds a day of the product, called “lanital.”
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2014
The Patrick Star puppet was covered in wool-like material and SpongeBob "wasn't a sponge but some kind of weird material they found somewhere," he said, admiringly.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2012
Dow Chemical Co. has recently brought out Zefran, another wool-like synthetic to be woven into coats, suits, dresses and sweaters.
From Time Magazine Archive
From the Prudential and Metropolitan Life insurance companies it borrowed $300 million to step up its output of petroleum products, plastics, iron alloys and its new wool-like synthetic fiber, Dynel.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the morning of my escape I woke to a wool-like world of misty gray.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
