woolen

[woo l-uh n]

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.

made or consisting of wool: woolen cloth.

of or relating to wool or woolen fabrics.

Also especially British, wool·len.

Origin of woolen

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

Related formshalf-wool·en, adjective

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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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As his student in the spring of 1992, I remember his woolen sweaters and an umbrella, and perhaps even a shepherd's hat.
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A woolen sweater is liable to stretch out of shape after being washed.
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But the woolen industry suffered the most grievous disappointment.
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The woolen industry had profited least of all those which had been protected by the Tariff of 1824.
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We were so chilled that woolen was as cold to the touch as wood or iron.
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Prices of woolen fabrics were advancing, and bid fair to rule high.
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W. P. Strickland.

Word Origin and History for woolen

adj.

chiefly British English woollen, Old English wullen, from wool + -en (2). Related: Woolens; woollens.