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WOOLLEN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fabric made from the hair of sheep

Synonyms:

wool; woolen; woollen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("woollen" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

Holonyms ("woollen" is a substance of...):

tweed (thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland)

Derivation:

woollen (of or related to or made of wool)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or related to or made of wool

Example:

a woolen sweater

Synonyms:

woolen; woollen

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

wool (a fabric made from the hair of sheep)

Derivation:

woollen (a fabric made from the hair of sheep)

Credits

 Context examples: 

She had round red arms, a dress of some sober woollen stuff, and a brass brooch the size of a cheese-cake stuck in the front of it.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He was a squat, bull-necked man, clad in the iron helmet, mail tunic, and woollen gambesson of his class.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)