Synonyms

woolen

American

[wool-uhn] / ˈwʊl ən /

especially British, woollen

noun

any cloth of carded wool yarn of which the fibers vary in length: bulkier, looser, and less regular than worsted.
woolens, wool cloth or clothing.

adjective

made or consisting of wool.

woolen cloth.
of or relating to wool or woolen fabrics.

Other Word Forms

half-woolen adjective

Etymology

Origin of woolen

before 1050; Middle English wollen (adj. and noun), Old English wullen, wyllen (noun). See wool, -en ²

Example Sentences

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Ida wove the fabric on her loom and then cut and sewed it: brown and blue woolen pants and two shirts.

From Literature

By the 1980s tiny Mauritius, with a population of approximately one million, became the third-largest exporter of woolen knitwear in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal

Christopher gave a yell, which made Nighthand turn to stare as Mal, arms outstretched, soared suddenly as high as the mast, her coat’s woolen cloth flapping in the wind.

From Literature

A tilting wooden box, with good old Thomas Tooth behind the counter in his woolen sweater vest.

From Literature

Papa reaches into the pocket of his woolen suit jacket, where he stashes sesame sweets and hard candies, and pulls out some for all of us.

From Literature

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