woollen
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Also on the vest, under a slate-gray sky where many men brought together in mourning wore hoodies and woollen caps, lay two dandelions and some flower petals.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
"But I always came back to sleep here even in the cold weather with a bobble hat on and sweater and a woollen blanket."
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
On a chilly December morning, a group of women wrapped in colourful saris, warm shawls and woollen caps huddled outside a three-storey building in a busy neighbourhood in Delhi.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025
Another exhibit, dubbed a modern day Bayeux Tapestry, tells the story of the war-time landings in 80 woollen panels at the resort's Holy Trinity Church.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024
Wart draggled off to the tower room, where Merlyn was busy knitting himself a woollen night-cap for the winter.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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