variants
or woollen
1
: made of wool
2
: of or relating to the manufacture or sale of woolen products
woolen mills
variants
or woollen
1
: a fabric made of wool and especially of woolen yarns having a fuzzy or napped face (as for use in clothing or blankets) compare worsted
2
: garments of woolen fabric
—usually used in plural
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Black and white cheetah prints decked skirts with a front slit trimmed in aquamarine feathers which also snaked around the lapels of a fiery red woolen coat.
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Adjective
The style’s humble beginnings instead date back to 1571, when England’s parliament passed a law requiring all working-class men to wear woolen hats on Sundays and holidays, or risk a fine, according to British hatmaker Hicks & Brown.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Each is rustic and snug, offering a private deck overlooking the South Atlantic, with woolen blankets to cozy up with.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
Intentional details, such as the mannequin’s woolen hair crafted by Angelo Seminara, add an air of whimsy to the otherwise wabi-sabi setting.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025
Black and white cheetah prints decked skirts with a front slit trimmed in aquamarine feathers which also snaked around the lapels of a fiery red woolen coat.
—WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Woolen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woolen. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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woolen
1 of 2 adjective
wool·en
variants
or woollen
1
: made of wool
2
: of or relating to the manufacture or sale of woolen products
woolen
2 of 2 noun
variants
or woollen
1
: a fabric made of wool
2
: garments of woolen fabric
—usually used in plural
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