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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
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