as in hair
the hairy covering of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick the wool from cashmere goats is considered by many to be the finest available

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Recent Examples of wool The actor wore a wool suit with silver buttons, a white poplin shirt, a black silk cummerbund and brushed leather lace-up shoes. Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025 Avoid wearing tight clothing or itchy materials such as wool. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025 Elsewhere, Lopez trims a different tree, stares into the camera while wearing a fuzzy wool hat, goofs around with her 16-year-old twins with ex Marc Anthony, Emme and Max, and hits the slopes. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2025 Eighth Generation blankets Eighth Generation sells wool blankets designed by Native American artists that make practical and beautiful gifts. Melissa Santos, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wool 
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Noun
  • Sound bake-offs in the Bay Area, New York and London are unaffected, while hair and makeup and visual effects bake-offs will be replaced with virtual discussions.
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Allowing your hair to breathe and not washing your hair too much.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • To re-create the look at home, start with a smoothing base coat, like Chanel La Base Camelia.
    Elle Turner, Glamour, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The actress wore a burgundy dress with a coordinated winter coat.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Droves of shoppers are gearing up for the cold weather with warm throw blankets made of soft material like fleece and faux shearling.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The lineup is broad and ranges from casual denim shoes and slippers, some fleece lined, to the more mainstay lineup of suede and leather.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Waterhouse herself also recently wore a different fur coat that looked similar to this one.
    Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Digital tools for animal fur were completely rebuilt, achieving a more natural look and enabling the adventurous sequences where lions swim and interact with snow.
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025

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“Wool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wool. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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