Synonyms

woolen

American

[wool-uhn] / ˈwʊl ən /

especially British, woollen

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.

Other Word Forms

half-woolen

adjective

Etymology

Origin of woolen

before 1050; Middle English wollen (adj. and noun), Old English wullen, wyllen (noun). See wool, -en ²

Vocabulary lists containing woolen

Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -en

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woolen

A shoemaker in town constructed the ball out of double-twisted woolen yarn, covered in calf’s skin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

These materials are the difference between a dark winter sweater and a bright summer tank top, a luxurious cashmere scarf versus rough woolen mittens.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2025

Benedict left on Celestine’s tomb a pallium — the simple white woolen stole that is a symbol of the papacy.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2023

The Navajo became sheep herders and expert weavers of woolen textiles.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

Christopher gave a yell, which made Nighthand turn to stare as Mal, arms outstretched, soared suddenly as high as the mast, her coat’s woolen cloth flapping in the wind.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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