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wool

N ขน แกะ kon-kea

wool fat

N ไขมัน ที่ ได้ จาก ขน แกะ lanolin wool grease kai-man-ti-dai-jak-kon-kea

wool grease

N ไขมัน ที่ ได้ จาก ขน แกะ lanolin wool fat kai-man-ti-dai-jak-kon-kea

wool oil

N น้ำมัน ที่อยู่ ใน ขนสัตว์ ที่ ทำให้ ขนสัตว์ อ่อนนุ่ม nam-man-ti-dai-jak-kon-sad-ti-tam-hai-kon-sad-on-num

wool shed

N โรง ตัด ขน และ บรรจุ ขน แกะ เพื่อ ส่ง สู่ ตลาด rong-tad-kon-lea-ban-ju-kon-kea

wool-gathering

IDM ฝันกลางวัน เพ้อเจ้อ fan-lang-wan

woolen

ADJ ซึ่ง ทำ ด้วย ขนสัตว์ woollen woolly sueng-tam-duai-kon-sad

woolen

N ผ้าขนสัตว์ pa-kon-sad

woolfell

N หนัง ขนสัตว์ ที่ ยัง ไม่ได้ ฟอก หรือ ตัด ขน ออก

woolgather

VI ตก อยู่ ใน ห้วง ฝัน ใจลอย ฝันกลางวัน daydream tok-yu-nai-hung-fan

woolgatherer

N ผู้ ที่ ตก อยู่ ใน ห้วง เพ้อฝัน ผู้ ที่ ใจลอย ผู้ ที่ ฝันกลางวัน daydreamer stargazer phu-ti-tok-yu-nai-hung-fan

woolgathering

ADJ ฟุ้งซ่าน ใจลอย ฝันกลางวัน absent-minded daydreamy fung-san

woolgathering

N การ ตก อยู่ ใน ห้วง ฝัน การ ใจลอย การ ฝันกลางวัน absent-mindedness daydream kan-tok-yu-nai-hung-fan

woolgrower

N ผู้ เลี้ยง แกะ หรือ สัตว์ อื่น เพื่อ ตัด ไป ขาย phu-liang-kea-rue-sad-uen-puea-tad-kon-pai-kai

woolgrowing

N การ เลี้ยง แกะ หรือ สัตว์ อื่น เพื่อ ตัด ขน ไป ขาย kan-liang-kea-rue-sad-uen-puea-tad-kon-pai-kai

woolie woofter

SL ชาย รักร่วมเพศ chai-rak-ruam-ped

woolies

N ผ้าขนสัตว์ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ woollies pa-kon-sad

woolies

SL ชุดชั้นใน ตัว ยาว chud-chan-nai-tua-yao

wooliness

N การ ทำ ด้วย ขนสัตว์ roughness kan-tam-pa-kon-sad

woollen

ADJ ซึ่ง ทำ ด้วย ขนสัตว์ woolen woolly sueng-tam-duai-pa-kon-sad

woollen

N ผ้าขนสัตว์ pa-kon-sad

woollies

N ผ้าขนสัตว์ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ woolies pa-kon-sad

woolliness

N การ ทำ ด้วย ขนสัตว์ roughness kan-tam-duai-pa-kon-sad

woolly

ADJ ซึ่ง ทำ ด้วย ขนสัตว์ fleecy woolen kinky sueng-tam-duai-pa-kon-sad

woolman

N พ่อค้า ขาย ขนสัตว์ หรือ ขน แกะ

woolpack

N ห่อ ขนสัตว์ หรือ ขน แกะ hor-kon-sad-rue-pa-kon-kea

woolsack

N กระสอบ ใส่ ขนสัตว์ หรือ ขน แกะ ถุง ที่ ใส่ ขนสัตว์ หรือ ขน แกะ bag kra-sob-sai-kon-sad-rue-kon-kea

woolskin

N หนัง แกะ (ยัง ไม่ได้ โกน ขน ออก และ ยัง ไม่ ฟอก nang-kea

wooly

ADJ ซึ่ง ทำ ด้วย ขนสัตว์ sueng-tam-duai-kon-sad

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WOOL

n.[G., Gr. , soft; down; L., to pull off. ] 1. That species of hair which grows on sheep and some other animals, which in fineness sometimes approaches to fur. The word generally signifies the fleecy coat of the sheep, which constitutes a most essential material of clothing in all cold and temperate climates.
2. Short thick hair.
3. In botany, a sort of pubescence, or a clothing o dense curling hairs on the surface of certain plants.

WOOL-BALL

n.A ball or mass of wool found in the stomach of sheep.

WOOL-COMBER

n.One whose occupation is to comb wool.

WOOLD

v.t.[G.] To wind, particularly to wind a rope round a mast or yard, when made of two or more pieces, at the place where they are fished, for confining and supporting them.

WOOLDED

pp. Bound fast with ropes; wound round.

WOOLDER

n.A stick used in woolding.

WOOLDING

ppr. Binding fast with ropes; winding round.

WOOLDING

n. 1. The act of winding, as a rope round a mast.
2. The rope used for binding masts and spars.

WOOL-DRIVER

n.[wool and driver. ] One who buys wool and carries it to market.

WOOLEN

a. 1. Made of wool; consisting of wool; as woolen cloth.
2. Pertaining to wool; as woolen manufactures.

WOOLEN

n.Cloth made of wool.

WOOLEN-DRAPER

n.One who deals in woolen goods.

WOOLFEL

n.[wool and fel., L.] A skin with the wool; a skin from which the wool has not been sheared or pulled.

WOOLINESS

n.[from woolly. ] The state of being woolly.

WOOLLY

a. 1. Consisting of wool; as a woolly covering; a woolly fleece.
2. Resembling wool; as woolly hair.
3. Clothed with wool; as woolly breeders.
4. In botany, clothed with a pubescence resembling wool.

WOOLLY-PASTINUM

n.A name given in the East Indies to a species of red orpiment or arsenic.

WOOLPACK

n.[wool and pack. ] 1. A pack or bag of wool.
2. Any thing bulky without weight.

WOOLSACK

n.[wool and sack. ] 1. A sack or bag of wool.
2. The seat of the lord chancellor and of the judges in the house of lords.

WOOL-STAPLE

n.[wool and staple. ] A city or town where wool used to be brought to the kings staple for sale.

WOOL-STAPLER

n.One who deals in wool.

WOOL-TRADE

n.[wool and trade. ] The trade in wool.

WOOLWARD

adv. In wool. [Not in use. ]

WOOL-WINDER

n.[wool and wind. ] A person employed to wind or make up wool into bundles to be packed for sale.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WOOL

Wool, n. Etym: [OE. wolle, wulle, AS. wull; akin to D. wol, OHG. wolla, G. wolle, Icel. & Sw. ull, Dan. uld, Goth, wulla, Lith. vilna, Russ. volna, L. vellus, Skr. wool, Flannel, Velvet. ]

1. The soft and curled, or crisped, species of hair which grows on sheep and some other animals, and which in fineness sometimes approaches to fur; -- chiefly applied to the fleecy coat of the sheep, which constitutes a most essential material of clothing in all cold and temperate climates.

Note: Wool consists essentially of keratin.

2. Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled. Wool of bat and tongue of dog. Shak.

3. (Bot. )

Defn: A sort of pubescence, or a clothing of dense, curling hairs on the surface of certain plants. Dead pulled wool, wool pulled from a carcass. -- Mineral wool. See under Mineral. -- Philosopher's wool. (Chem. ) See Zinc oxide, under Zinc. -- Pulled wool, wool pulled from a pelt, or undressed hide. -- Slag wool. Same as Mineral wool, under Mineral. -- Wool ball, a ball or mass of wool. -- Wool burler, one who removes little burs, knots, or extraneous matter, from wool, or the surface of woolen cloth. -- Wool comber. (a ) One whose occupation is to comb wool. (b ) A machine for combing wool. -- Wool grass (Bot. ), a kind of bulrush (Scirpus Eriophorum ) with numerous clustered woolly spikes. -- Wool scribbler. See Woolen scribbler, under Woolen, a. -- Wool sorter's disease (Med. ), a disease, resembling malignant pustule, occurring among those who handle the wool of goats and sheep. -- Wool staple, a city or town where wool used to be brought to the king's staple for sale. [Eng. ] -- Wool stapler. (a ) One who deals in wool. (b ) One who sorts wool according to its staple, or its adaptation to different manufacturing purposes. -- Wool winder, a person employed to wind, or make up, wool into bundles to be packed for sale.

WOOLD

Woold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Woolded; p. pr. & vb. n. Woolding. ] Etym: [D. woelen, bewoelen; akin to G. wuhlen, bewuhlen. *146.] (Naut. )

Defn: To wind, or wrap; especially, to wind a rope round, as a mast or yard made of two or more pieces, at the place where it has been fished or scarfed, in order to strengthen it.

WOOLDER

WOOLDER Woold "er, n.

1. (Naut. )

Defn: A stick used to tighten the rope in woolding.

2. (Rope Making )

Defn: One of the handles of the top, formed by a wooden pin passing through it. See 1st Top, 2.

WOOLDING

WOOLDING Woold "ing, n. (Naut. )(a ) The act of winding or wrapping anything with a rope, as a mast. (b ) A rope used for binding masts and spars.

WOOL-DYED

WOOL-DYED Wool "-dyed `, a.

Defn: Dyed before being made into cloth, in distinction from piece- dyed; ingrain.

WOOLED

WOOLED Wooled, a.

Defn: Having (such ) wool; as, a fine-wooled sheep.

WOOLEN

Wool "en, a. Etym: [OE. wollen; cf. AS. wyllen. See Wool. ] [Written also woollen. ]

1. Made of wool; consisting of wool; as, woolen goods.

2. Of or pertaining to wool or woolen cloths; as, woolen manufactures; a woolen mill; a woolen draper. Woolen scribbler, a machine for combing or preparing wool in thin, downy, translucent layers.

WOOLEN

Wool "en, n. Etym: [Written also woollen. ]

Defn: Cloth made of wool; woollen goods.

WOOLENET

WOOLENET Wool `en *et ", n.

Defn: A thin, light fabric of wool. [Written also woollenet, woolenette, and woollenette.]

WOOLERT

WOOLERT Woo "lert, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The barn owl. [Prov. Eng. ] [Written also oolert, and owlerd.]

WOOLFELL

Wool "fell `, n. Etym: [Wool + fell a skin. ]

Defn: A skin with the wool; a skin from which the wool has not been sheared or pulled. [Written also woolfel. ]

WOOLGATHERING

WOOLGATHERING Wool "gath `er *ing, a.

Defn: Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination; roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful.

WOOLGATHERING

WOOLGATHERING Wool "gath `er *ing, n.

Defn: Indulgence in idle imagination; a foolish or useless pursuit or design. His wits were a woolgathering, as they say. Burton.

WOOLGROWER

WOOLGROWER Wool "grow `er, n.

Defn: One who raises sheep for the production of wool. -- Wool "grow `ing, n.

WOOL-HALL

WOOL-HALL Wool "-hall `, n.

Defn: A trade market in the woolen districts. [Eng. ]

WOOLHEAD

WOOLHEAD Wool "head `, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The buffel duck.

WOOLLINESS

WOOLLINESS Wool "li *ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being woolly.

WOOLLY

WOOLLY Wool "ly, a.

1. Consisting of wool; as, a woolly covering; a woolly fleece.

2. Resembling wool; of the nature of wool. "My fleece of woolly hair. " Shak.

3. Clothed with wool. "Woolly breeders." Shak.

4. (Bot. )

Defn: Clothed with a fine, curly pubescence resembling wool. Woolly bear (Zoöl.), the hairy larva of several species of bombycid moths. The most common species in the United States are the salt-marsh caterpillar (see under Salt ), the black and red woolly bear, or larva of the Isabella moth (see Illust. , under Isabella Moth ), and the yellow woolly bear, or larva of the American ermine moth (Spilosoma Virginica ). -- Woolly butt (Bot. ), an Australian tree (Eucalyptus longifolia ),so named because of its fibrous bark. -- Woolly louse (Zoöl.), a plant louse (Schizoneura, or Erisoma, lanigera ) which is often very injurious to the apple tree. It is covered with a dense coat of white filaments somewhat resembling fine wool or cotton. In exists in two forms, one of which infests the roots, the other the branches. See Illust. under Blight. -- Woolly macaco (Zoöl.), the mongoose lemur. -- Woolly maki (Zoöl.), a long-tailed lemur (Indris laniger ) native of Madagascar, having fur somewhat like wool; -- called also avahi, and woolly lemur. -- Woolly monkey (Zoöl.), any South American monkey of the genus Lagothrix, as the caparro. -- Woolly rhinoceros (Paleon.), an extinct rhinoceros (Rhinoceros tichorhinus ) which inhabited the arctic regions, and was covered with a dense coat of woolly hair. It has been found frozen in the ice of Siberia, with the flesh and hair well preserved.

WOOLLY-HEAD

WOOLLY-HEAD Wool "ly-head `, n.

Defn: A negro. [Low ]

WOOLMAN

Wool "man, n.; pl. Woolmen (.

Defn: One who deals in wool.

WOOLPACK

WOOLPACK Wool "pack `, n.

Defn: A pack or bag of wool weighing two hundred and forty pounds.

WOOLSACK

WOOLSACK Wool "sack `, n.

Defn: A sack or bag of wool; specifically, the seat of the lord chancellor of England in the House of Lords, being a large, square sack of wool resembling a divan in form.

WOOLSEY

Wool "sey, n. Etym: [From Wool. ]

Defn: Linsey-woolsey.

WOOLSTOCK

WOOLSTOCK Wool "stock `, n.

Defn: A heavy wooden hammer for milling cloth.

WOOLWARD

Wool "ward, adv. Etym: [Wool + -ward. ]

Defn: In wool; with woolen raiment next the skin. [Obs. ]

WOOLWARD-GOING

WOOLWARD-GOING Wool "ward-go `ing, n.

Defn: A wearing of woolen clothes next the skin as a matter of penance. [Obs. ] Their. .. woolward-going, and rising at midnight. Tyndale.

New American Oxford Dictionary

wool

wool |wo͝ol wʊl | ▶noun 1 the fine soft curly or wavy hair forming the coat of a sheep, goat, or similar animal, esp. when shorn and prepared for use in making cloth or yarn. • yarn or textile fiber made from such hair: carpets made of 80 percent wool and 20 percent nylon | a sampler in colored wools | [ as modifier ] : her blue wool suit. 2 a thing resembling such hair in form or texture, in particular: • [ with modifier ] the soft underfur or down of some other mammals: beaver wool. • [ with modifier ] a metal or mineral made into a mass of fine fibers: lead wool. PHRASES pull the wool over someone's eyes deceive someone by telling untruths. DERIVATIVES wool like |-ˌlīk |adjective ORIGIN Old English wull, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wol and German Wolle, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lana ‘wool, ’ vellus ‘fleece. ’

wool clip

wool clip ▶noun the total quantity of wool shorn from a particular flock or in a particular area in the course of a year.

woolen

wool en |ˈwo͝olən ˈwʊlən |(Brit. woollen ) ▶adjective [ attrib. ] of or relating to the production of wool: the woolen industry | a woolen mill. • made wholly or partly of wool: thick woolen blankets. ▶noun (usu. woolens ) an article of clothing made of wool. ORIGIN late Old English wullen (see wool, -en 2 ).

Woolf, Virginia

Woolf, Virginia |wo͝olf wulf | (1882 –1941 ), English novelist, essayist, and critic; born Adeline Virginia Stephen. A member of the Bloomsbury Group, she gained recognition with Jacob's Room (1922 ). Subsequent novels, such as Mrs. Dalloway (1925 ) and To the Lighthouse (1927 ), established her as an exponent of modernism.

woolgathering

wool gath er ing |ˈwo͝olˌgaT͟H (ə )riNG ˈwʊlˌɡæðərɪŋ | ▶noun indulgence in aimless thought or dreamy imagining; absentmindedness: he wanted to be free to indulge his woolgathering. DERIVATIVES wool gath er |-ˌgaT͟Hərər |verb

woolgrower

wool grow er |ˈwo͝olˌgrō (ə )r ˈwʊlˌɡroʊər | ▶noun a breeder of sheep for wool.

Woollcott, Alexander

Wooll cott, Alexander |ˈwo͝olkət ˈwɔlkɔt | (1887 –1943 ), US critic; full name Alexander Humpreys Woollcott. He was the drama critic for The New York Times (1914 –22 ) and the New York World (1925 –28 ) and also had a radio show called “Town Crier ” (1929 –42 ). The title character in The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939 ), a play by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, was based on Woollcott.

Woolley, Leonard

Wool ley, Leonard |ˈwo͝olē ˈwʊli | (1880 –1960 ), English archaeologist; full name Sir Charles Leonard Woolley. He directed a British-US excavation of the Sumerian city of Ur 1922 –34 that uncovered rich royal tombs and thousands of clay tablets.

woolly

wool ly |ˈwo͝olē ˈwʊli |(also wooly ) ▶adjective ( woollier, woolliest ) 1 made of wool: a red woolly hat. • (of an animal, plant, or part ) bearing or naturally covered with wool or hair resembling wool. • resembling wool in texture or appearance: woolly wisps of cloud. 2 vague or confused in expression or character: woolly thinking. • (of a sound ) indistinct or distorted: an opaque and woolly recording. ▶noun ( pl. woollies ) 1 (usu. woollies ) informal, chiefly Brit. a garment made of wool, esp. a pullover. 2 a sheep. DERIVATIVES wool li ness noun

woolly adelgid

wool ly a del gid |əˈdeljid ˌwʊli əˈdɛlʤɪd | ▶noun any of several small aphidlike insects that feed on conifers, esp. hemlocks, spruces, and firs. By sucking the sap from young twigs, the insect retards or prevents tree growth and causes needles to discolor and drop prematurely. [Superfamily Aphidoidea, family Adelgidae. ]

woolly bear

wool ly bear ▶noun a large hairy caterpillar, esp. that of a tiger moth.

woollybutt

wool ly butt |ˈwo͝olēˌbət ˈwʊlibət | ▶noun an Australian eucalyptus with thick fibrous bark. [Several species in the genus Eucalyptus, family Myrtaceae. ]

woolly foot

wool ly foot (also wood woolly foot ) ▶noun a yellowish-brown toadstool with a slender stem, the base of which bears long woolly hairs, found commonly in woodlands in both Eurasia and North America. [Collybia peronata, family Tricholomataceae, class Hymenomycetes. ]

woolly mammoth

wool ly mam moth ▶noun a mammoth that was adapted to the cold periods of the Pleistocene, with a long shaggy coat, small ears, and a thick layer of fat. Individuals are sometimes found frozen in the permafrost of Siberia. [Mammuthus primigenius, family Elephantidae. ]

woolly rhinoceros

wool ly rhi noc er os ▶noun an extinct two-horned Eurasian rhinoceros that was adapted to the cold periods of the Pleistocene, with a long woolly coat. [Genus Coelodonta, family Rhinocerotidae. ]

woolly spider monkey

wool ly spi der mon key ▶noun a large spider monkey with long thin limbs and tail, dense woolly fur, and a large protruding belly, native to the rain forests of southeastern Brazil. [Brachyteles arachnoides, family Cebidae. ]

woolman

wool |man |ˈwʊlmən | ▶noun ( pl. woolmen ) chiefly historical a wool merchant or dealer.

Woolmark

Wool mark |ˈwo͝olˌmärk ˈwʊlmɑrk | ▶noun an international quality symbol for wool instituted by the International Wool Secretariat.

woolpack

wool |pack |ˈwʊlpak | ▶noun historical a bale of wool.

Woolsack

Wool sack |ˈwo͝olˌsak ˈwʊlsæk | ▶noun (in the UK ) the Lord Chancellor's wool-stuffed seat in the House of Lords. It is said to have been adopted in Edward III's reign as a reminder to the Lords of the importance to England of the wool trade. • (the woolsack ) the position of Lord Chancellor.

woolshed

wool |shed |ˈwʊlʃɛd | ▶noun Austral. /NZ a large shed for shearing and baling wool.

wool-sorter's disease

wool-sort er's dis ease ▶noun see anthrax.

wool-stapler

wool-sta pler ▶noun archaic a person who buys wool from a producer, grades it, and sells it to a manufacturer.

wool work

wool work ▶noun needlework executed in wool on a canvas foundation.

Woolworth, Frank Winfield

Wool worth, Frank Winfield |ˈwo͝olwərTH ˈwʊlwərθ | (1852 –1919 ), US businessman. He pioneered the concept of low-priced retailing in 1878 and from this built a large international chain of stores.

wooly

wool y ▶adjective variant spelling of woolly.

Oxford Dictionary

wool

wool |wʊl | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the fine, soft curly or wavy hair forming the coat of a sheep, goat, or similar animal, especially when shorn and prepared for use in making cloth or yarn. • yarn or textile fibre made from wool. 2 a thing resembling wool, in particular: • [ with modifier ] the soft underfur or down of some other mammals: beaver wool. • [ with modifier ] a metal or mineral made into a mass of fine fibres: lead wool. PHRASES pull the wool over someone's eyes deceive someone by telling untruths. DERIVATIVES wool-like adjective ORIGIN Old English wull, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wol and German Wolle, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lana ‘wool ’, vellus ‘fleece ’.

wool clip

wool clip ▶noun the total quantity of wool shorn from a particular flock or in a particular area in the course of a year.

Woolf, Virginia

Woolf, Virginia |wʊlf | (1882 –1941 ), English novelist, essayist, and critic; born Adeline Virginia Stephen. A member of the Bloomsbury Group, she gained recognition with Jacob's Room (1922 ). Subsequent novels, such as Mrs Dalloway (1925 ) and To the Lighthouse (1927 ), characterized by their poetic impressionism, established her as an exponent of modernism.

wool-gathering

wool-gather ¦ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] indulgence in aimless thought or dreamy imagining; absent-mindedness. DERIVATIVES wool-gather verb

wool grower

wool grow ¦er ▶noun a breeder of sheep for wool.

Woollcott, Alexander

Wooll cott, Alexander |ˈwo͝olkət ˈwɔlkɔt | (1887 –1943 ), US critic; full name Alexander Humpreys Woollcott. He was the drama critic for The New York Times (1914 –22 ) and the New York World (1925 –28 ) and also had a radio show called “Town Crier ” (1929 –42 ). The title character in The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939 ), a play by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, was based on Woollcott.

woollen

woollen |ˈwʊlən |(US woolen ) ▶adjective 1 made wholly or partly of wool: thick woollen blankets. 2 relating to the production of wool: the woollen industry | a woollen mill. ▶noun (usu. woollens ) an article of clothing made of wool. ORIGIN late Old English wullen (see wool, -en 2 ).

Woolley, Sir Leonard

Wool |ley |ˈwʊli | (1880 –1960 ), English archaeologist; full name Sir Charles Leonard Woolley. He directed a British –American excavation of the Sumerian city of Ur (1922 –34 ) which uncovered rich royal tombs and thousands of clay tablets.

woolly

woolly |ˈwʊli |(US also wooly ) ▶adjective ( woollier, woolliest ) 1 made of wool: a red woolly hat. • (of an animal, plant, or part ) bearing or naturally covered with wool or hair resembling wool. • resembling wool in texture or appearance: woolly wisps of cloud. 2 vague or confused in expression or character: woolly thinking. • (of a sound ) indistinct or distorted: an opaque and woolly recording. ▶noun ( pl. woollies ) informal 1 chiefly Brit. a garment made of wool, especially a pullover. 2 Austral. /NZ a sheep. DERIVATIVES woolliness noun

woolly adelgid

wool ly a del gid |əˈdeljid ˌwʊli əˈdɛlʤɪd | ▶noun any of several small aphidlike insects that feed on conifers, esp. hemlocks, spruces, and firs. By sucking the sap from young twigs, the insect retards or prevents tree growth and causes needles to discolor and drop prematurely. [Superfamily Aphidoidea, family Adelgidae. ]

woolly bear

woolly bear ▶noun 1 a large hairy caterpillar, especially that of a tiger moth. 2 the small hairy larva of a carpet beetle or museum beetle, which is destructive to carpets and zoological collections.

woollybutt

woolly |butt ▶noun an Australian eucalyptus with thick fibrous bark. ●Several species in the genus Eucalyptus, family Myrtaceae.

woolly foot

wool ly foot (also wood woolly foot ) ▶noun a yellowish-brown toadstool with a slender stem, the base of which bears long woolly hairs, found commonly in woodlands in both Eurasia and North America. [Collybia peronata, family Tricholomataceae, class Hymenomycetes. ]

woolly mammoth

woolly mam |moth ▶noun a mammoth that was adapted to the cold periods of the Pleistocene, with a long shaggy coat, small ears, and a thick layer of fat. Individuals are sometimes found frozen in the permafrost of Siberia. ●Mammuthus primigenius, family Elephantidae.

woolly rhinoceros

woolly rhi |noceros ▶noun an extinct two-horned Eurasian rhinoceros that was adapted to the cold periods of the Pleistocene, with a long woolly coat. ●Genus Coelodonta, family Rhinocerotidae.

woolly spider monkey

woolly spider mon ¦key ▶noun a large spider monkey with long, thin limbs and tail, dense woolly fur, and a large protruding belly, native to the rainforests of SE Brazil. ●Brachyteles arachnoides, family Cebidae.

woolman

wool |man |ˈwʊlmən | ▶noun ( pl. woolmen ) chiefly historical a wool merchant or dealer.

Woolmark

Wool |mark |wʊlmɑːk | ▶noun an international quality symbol for wool instituted by the International Wool Secretariat.

woolpack

wool |pack |ˈwʊlpak | ▶noun historical a bale of wool.

Woolsack

Wool |sack |ˈwʊlsak | ▶noun (in the UK ) the Lord Chancellor's wool-stuffed seat in the House of Lords. It is said to have been adopted in Edward III's reign as a reminder to the Lords of the importance to England of the wool trade. • (the Woolsack ) the position of Lord Chancellor.

woolshed

wool |shed |ˈwʊlʃɛd | ▶noun Austral. /NZ a large shed for shearing and baling wool.

wool-sorter's disease

wool-sorters' dis |ease ▶noun see anthrax.

wool-stapler

wool-stapler ▶noun archaic a person who buys wool from a producer, grades it, and sells it to a manufacturer.

wool work

wool work ▶noun [ mass noun ] needlework executed in wool on a canvas foundation.

Woolworth, Frank Winfield

Wool |worth |ˈwʊlwəθ | (1852 –1919 ), American businessman. He opened his first shop selling low-priced goods in 1879 and from this built a large international chain of stores.

wooly

wooly ▶adjective US spelling of woolly.

American Oxford Thesaurus

wool

wool noun 1 sheep's wool: fleece, hair, coat; floccus. 2 a sweater made of cream wool: yarn. PHRASES pull the wool over someone's eyes informal he was never very good at pulling the wool over Mom's eyes: deceive, fool, trick, hoodwink, dupe, delude; informal lead up the garden path, put one over on, bamboozle, con.

woolgathering

woolgathering noun he was free to indulge his everlasting woolgathering: daydreaming, reverie, dreaming, musing, abstraction, preoccupation; absentmindedness, forgetfulness.

woolly

woolly adjective 1 a woolly hat: woolen, wool, fleecy. 2 a sheep's woolly coat: fleecy, shaggy, hairy, fluffy, flocculent. 3 woolly generalizations: vague, ill-defined, hazy, unclear, fuzzy, blurry, foggy, nebulous, imprecise, inexact, indefinite; confused, muddled.

Oxford Thesaurus

wool

wool noun tufts of sheep's wool: fleece, hair, coat; rare floccus. PHRASES pull the wool over someone's eyes informal deceive, fool, trick, take in, hoodwink, dupe, delude; informal lead up the garden path, pull a fast one on, put one over on, bamboozle, con. WORD LINKS wool lanate relating to wool Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

wool-gathering

wool-gathering noun daydreaming, dreaming, building castles in the air, building castles in Spain, reverie, musing, abstraction, preoccupation, brown study, distraction, inattention; absent-mindedness, forgetfulness. ANTONYMS concentration, attentiveness.

woolly

woolly adjective 1 a woolly hat: woollen, made of wool, wool, fleecy. 2 a sheep's woolly coat: fleecy, shaggy, hairy, fluffy; wool-bearing; rare flocculent, laniferous, lanigerous. 3 woolly grey-green foliage: downy; technical floccose, lanate. 4 woolly generalizations about economic growth: vague, ill-defined, hazy, unclear, unfocused, fuzzy, blurry, foggy, nebulous, imprecise, inexact, indefinite; confused, muddled, muddle-headed, disorganized. ANTONYMS clear.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

wool

wool /wʊl / (! -oo-は /ʊ /) 名詞 1 U 羊毛 (!ヤギラマアルパカなどの毛もさす ) ; 〖形容詞的に〗羊毛の .2 U 〖種類では可算〗ウール, 毛織物 ; 毛織りの衣類 ; 〖形容詞的に〗ウールの ▸ a wool sweater ウールのセーター .3 U 毛糸 ▸ a ball of red wool 赤い毛糸玉 4 U 〖しばしば複合語を作って〗羊毛状のもの ▸ steel wool スチールウール .5 U (毛虫植物などの )わた毛 ; (動物の )むく毛 .6 U ｟くだけて｠頭髪 ; 縮れ毛 .d ỳ ed in the w ó ol 1 紡ぐ前に染めた .2 生っ粋の, 徹底的な (dyed-in-the-wool ).p ù ll the w ó ol over A's é yes ｟くだけて｠A 〈人〉をだます .

woolen

wool en ｟英｠-len /wʊ́lən /形容詞比較なし 1 〖通例名詞の前で〗毛製 [毛混 ]の , ウール (入り )の ▸ a woolen sweater ウールセーター .2 〖名詞の前で〗羊毛 [毛織物 ]を扱う〈業者など〉.名詞〖～s; 複数扱い〗毛編みの衣類 , セーター ; 毛製 [ウール ]の衣類 (→woolly ); 毛織物〘生地〙.

Woolf

Woolf /wʊlf /名詞ウルフ〘Virginia ～, 1882 --1941; 英国の作家批評家〙.

woolgathering

w ó ol g à thering 名詞 U ぼんやり, 放心 ; 空想 .形容詞ぼんやりした, 放心の ; 空想にふけった .

Woolite

Wool ite /wʊ́laɪt /名詞 U ｟商標｠ウーライト〘米国製のウール絹織物用の洗剤〙.

woolly

wool ly /wʊ́li /形容詞 1 羊毛 (製 )の ; 羊毛状の, けばだった .2 〈考え頭などが〉ぼやけた, ぼんやりした ; 不鮮明な, はっきりしない ▸ a woolly picture (輪郭のはっきりしない )ぼやけた絵 .3 ｟米くだけた話｠(昔のアメリカ西部地方の気風らしく )荒くれた, 粗野な .名詞複 -lies C 1 毛織りの衣類〘セーター下着など〙.2 ｟米西部｠羊 .w ó ol li ness 名詞

woolly-headed

w ò olly-h é ad ed /-ɪd /形容詞 1 〈頭髪が〉もじゃもじゃの .2 頭が混乱した .

woolly-minded

w ò olly-m í nd ed /-ɪd /形容詞＝woolly-headed 2 .

woolsack

w ò ol s á ck 名詞 1 C 羊毛袋 .2 ｟英｠〖the ～〗大法官 [上院議長 ]の席 [職 ].

wooly

wool y /wʊ́li /形容詞名詞＝woolly .