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woolen

[woo l-uh n]
noun
  1. any cloth of carded wool yarn of which the fibers vary in length: bulkier, looser, and less regular than worsted.
  2. woolens, wool cloth or clothing.
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adjective
  1. made or consisting of wool: woolen cloth.
  2. 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
Related formshalf-wool·en, adjective
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Examples from the Web for woollen

Historical Examples

  • He was naked save for a linen under shirt and pair of woollen drawers.

    The White Company

    Arthur Conan Doyle

  • These are adapted to each other, and the orderly composition of them forms a woollen garment.

  • No wool or woollen product might be carried from one province to another.

  • He had a thick, woollen muffler round his throat and the MS. was in his hand.

    Some Reminiscences

    Joseph Conrad

  • My cousin Lysken dealeth with men and women, I with linen and woollen.

    Clare Avery

    Emily Sarah Holt

British Dictionary definitions for woollen

woollen

US woolen

adjective
  1. relating to or consisting partly or wholly of wool
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noun
  1. (often plural) a garment or piece of cloth made wholly or partly of wool, esp a knitted one
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Word Origin and History for woollen

woolen

adj.

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

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