woollen

wool·en

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [woo l-uh n]
- /ˈwʊl ən/
- /ˈwʊl.ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [woo l-uh n]
- /ˈwʊl ən/

Definitions of woollen word

noun woollen any cloth of carded wool yarn of which the fibers vary in length: bulkier, looser, and less regular than worsted. 1
noun woollen woolens, wool cloth or clothing. 1
adjective woollen made or consisting of wool: woolen cloth. 1
adjective woollen of or relating to wool or woolen fabrics. 1
noun woollen (British) Alternative form of woolen. 1
adjective woollen Woollen clothes or materials are made from wool or from a mixture of wool and artificial fibres. 0

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Origin of woollen

First appearance:

before 1050

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1050; Middle English wollen (adj. and noun), Old English wullen, wyllen (noun). See wool, -en2

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Parts of speech for Woollen

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exclamation

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woollen popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for woollen

adjective woollen

woolly — consisting of wool: a woolly fleece.
knitted — made by knitting, as a cloth article: a knitted bedspread.
woven — a past participle of weave.
wool — the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property.
crocheted — made with a crochet hook

noun woollen

long underwear — a close-fitting, usually knitted undergarment with legs reaching to the ankles, as a union suit, worn as protection against the cold.
flannels — Plural form of flannel.
thermal underwear — underwear designed to retain body heat in cold temperatures.
thermals — Also, thermic. of, relating to, or caused by heat or temperature: thermal capacity.

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