woolen

[ wool-uhn ]

/ ˈwʊl ən /

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noun

any cloth of carded wool yarn of which the fibers vary in length: bulkier, looser, and less regular than worsted.

woolens, wool cloth or clothing.

adjective

made or consisting of wool: woolen cloth.

of or relating to wool or woolen fabrics.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Also especially British, wool·len .

Origin of woolen

before 1050; Middle English wollen (adj. and noun), Old English wullen, wyllen (noun). See wool, -en²

OTHER WORDS FROM woolen

half-woolen, adjective

Words nearby woolen

wool, wool bale, wool cheque, wool classing, wool clip, woolen, wooler, Woolf, wool fat, woolfell, Woolf, Virginia

Example sentences from the Web for woolen

Illustrators depicted them weighed down by heavy woolens, trudging through wintry woods, seemingly always on their way to church.
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Two men, dressed in winter coats and woolen hats to defend against the frigid night air, walk side by side through the crowded streets of downtown Seoul.
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His face is gory and pitted with deep shrapnel wounds and his injured hands drip blood on the rumpled woolen blankets.
Hezbollah and Assad Plan Offensive On Jihadists In Yabrud|Jamie Dettmer|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Good hygiene, students are advised, is important for warding away bad breath and bad smells from that woolen suit.
Perfect Your Ho-Ho-Ho’s at the Top Santa-Training School|Nina Strochlic|December 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Leaning back in his chair, a striped woolen scarf thrown cavalierly around his neck, Carr frowned.
Earthquake at The New York Times|Nicole LaPorte|January 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
As his student in the spring of 1992, I remember his woolen sweaters and an umbrella, and perhaps even a shepherd's hat.
My Professor, the Spy|Tom Murray|June 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
By spreading over us the heavy woolen blankets the Mounted Police use under their saddles, we slept in comfort.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Both dress and cloak should be made of a woolen material, (varying of course with the season,) which will shed water.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
A woolen skirt, made quite short, to clear the muddy streets, is the proper thing.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
If you are to pass the night in the cars, carry a warm woolen or silk hood, that you may take off your bonnet at night.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
He is an old, grizzled man dressed in dungaree pants, a sweater, and a woolen cap with ear flaps.
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