American English pronunciation

How to pronounce wool

IPA transcription: ['wʊl]

Hear “wool” pronounced

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Noun

  • a fabric made from the hair of sheep

  • fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving

  • outer coat of especially sheep and yaks

Usage examples

  • Many of these have common names that include the "woollybush" epithet.
  • Fancy woolen hosiery was also manufactured.
  • The resultant slag is drawn off and spun to form the rock wool product.
  • Keane was educated at Clifton College and Royal Military Academy Woolwich.
  • This wool jumper is itchy.
  • Wine wears neither linen nor woolen breeches.
  • Cotton wool can be used with make-up remover to remove eyeshadow
  • Acid burns holes in wool cloth.
  • Cutch will dye wool, silk, and cotton a yellowish-brown.
  • The woolly rhinoceros was a member of the Pleistocene megafauna.