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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To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

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Words nearby woollen

woolgather, woolgathering, woolgrower, Woollcott, woolled, woollen, Woolley, woolly, woolly aphid, woolly bear, woollybutt

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Example sentences 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

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