woolly
adjective
consisting of wool.
woolliness
-
a word derived from
woolly.
Example Sentences
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Yet he shears away the woolliness of twentieth-century welfare capitalism.
From Nature ● Oct. 13, 2019
This 'ere's a bad cove as is takin' adwantage o' your woolliness.
From Stephen Archer and Other Tales by George MacDonald
As it is, a white sheet - or more properly speaking, considering its soft, stuffy woolliness, a white blanket - is stretched across the landscape to the south-west, where the sea would show.
From Travels in West Africa by Mary H. Kingsley
The natural woolliness of Mr. Hearty's voice was emphasised by the dejection of disappointment; but his eyes told of the relief he felt that Alice was no longer to be the topic of conversation.
From Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles by Hebert Jenkins
It was a grey day with a gentle wind, the sky of a teased pearl woolliness with curious warm tints in it here and there.
From Patsy by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
