What is the difference between woolen and wool?
woolen | wool |
(US) Made of wool.
(US) Of or relating to wool or woolen cloths.
The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.
* 2006 , Nigel Guy Wilson, Ancient Greece , page 692
A cloth or yarn made from the wool of sheep.
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Anything with a texture like that of wool.
* 1975 , Anthony Julian Huxley, Plant and Planet , page 223
A fine fiber obtained from the leaves of certain trees, such as firs and pines.
(obsolete) Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled.
* Shakespeare
(British, NZ) yarn (including that which is made from synthetic fibers.)
Wool is a derived term of woolen.
As nouns the difference between woolen and wool
is that woolen is an item of clothing made from wool while wool is the hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.As an adjective woolen
is made of wool.As a proper noun Wool is
a village in Dorset, England.woolen
English
Alternative forms
* woollen (UK ) * wollenAdjective
(-)- woolen''' manufactures; a '''woolen''' mill; a '''woolen draper
Derived terms
* woolwool
English
Noun
(en-noun)- The sheep were caught and plucked, because shears had not yet been invented to cut the wool from the sheep's back.
- The groundsels have leaves covered in wool for insulation
- wool of bat and tongue of dog