n. [ 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. ūr&nsdot_;ā wool, v&rsdot_; to cover. √146, 287. Cf. Flannel, Velvet. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Wool consists essentially of keratin. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wool of bat and tongue of dog. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) A sort of pubescence, or a clothing of dense, curling hairs on the surface of certain plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Woolded; p. pr. & vb. n. Woolding. ] [ D. woelen, bewoelen; akin to G. wuhlen, bewuhlen. √146. ] (Naut.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. 1. (Naut.) A stick used to tighten the rope in woolding. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Rope Making) One of the handles of the top, formed by a wooden pin passing through it. See 1st Top, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Dyed before being made into cloth, in distinction from piece-dyed; ingrain. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having (such) wool; as, a fine-wooled sheep. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Written also woollen. ] Cloth made of wool; woollen goods. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. wollen; cf. AS. wyllen. See Wool. ] [ Written also woollen. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Made of wool; consisting of wool; as, woolen goods. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to wool or woolen cloths; as, woolen manufactures; a woolen mill; a woolen draper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Woolen scribbler, a machine for combing or preparing wool in thin, downy, translucent layers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A thin, light fabric of wool. [ Written also woollenet, woolenette, and woollenette. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The barn owl. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ Written also oolert, and owlerd. ] [ 1913 Webster ]