woolen

[ woo l-uh n ]

/ ˈwʊl ən /

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.

Nearby words

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

In the porch he paused a moment, to draw on his woollen gloves, and button his great coat, and for something besides.
Gifts of Genius|Various
He rubbed his mitten over his woollen cap as if scratching his head.
Beasley's Christmas Party|Booth Tarkington
Mother stood by the woollen wheel, spinning, and my little sister Ruhama sat near her, knitting.
Ben Comee|M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan
Semitzin lifted from her face the woollen mask, or visor, which she had closed on entering the cave.
The Golden Fleece|Julian Hawthorne

There is not; that is, now,—but there was in the old time; a factory of woollen stands now where the mill once stood.
Wild Wales|George Borrow

British Dictionary definitions for woollen

woollen

US woolen

/ (ˈwʊlən) /

adjective

relating to or consisting partly or wholly of wool

noun

(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.