woolen

[woo l-uh n]

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.

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 of woollen

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.
Statesman
Plato
No wool or woollen product might be carried from one province to another.
The Siege of Boston
Allen French
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

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.