woolly
adjective
consisting of wool.
woollies
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pluralof woolly.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Vampyrum bats prey mostly on birds they find by smell, whereas the woollies swoop down on rodents they hear rustling on the forest floor.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 11, 2023
They didn't even look that thrilling; ordinary jackets and woollies, hair a moderate length, Mick Jagger had a fairly chubby face and his V-necked leather jerkin wasn't very hip.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2013
Easter marks the moment when shoppers' thoughts are supposed to switch from warming casseroles and winter woollies to barbecues, pelargoniums and garden projects.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2013
"Ba-a-a-a-a" bleat 2,000 "woollies" as they start forward harried by the sheep-dog at their flanks.
From Time Magazine Archive
He runs about twelve hundred woollies, and is about as unpolite a cuss as I ever met up with.
From The Long Shadow by B. M. Bower
