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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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

How to use woolen in a sentence

While Tide was a bit underwhelming, the Ecover did as well or better on dirt and odor tests than any fancy sports-specific stuff, on both synthetics and woolens.
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Learn to iron, eliminate horrible stains, wash woolens and other awkward-to-clean items, and see how to rescue yellowed linens and special-event clothing like a pro.
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These woolen blankets are equally useful when you’re camping out under the stars or camped out on the sofa daydreaming of your next trip.
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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.
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Good hygiene, students are advised, is important for warding away bad breath and bad smells from that woolen suit.
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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.
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Both dress and cloak should be made of a woolen material, (varying of course with the season,) which will shed water.
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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.
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He is an old, grizzled man dressed in dungaree pants, a sweater, and a woolen cap with ear flaps.
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