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Woolen vs Wooley - What's the difference?

woolen | wooley |

As adjectives the difference between woolen and wooley

is that woolen is made of wool while wooley is an alternative spelling of wooly.

As a noun woolen

is an item of clothing made from wool.

As a proper noun Wooley is

{{surname|lang=en}.

woolen

English

Alternative forms

* woollen (UK ) * wollen

Adjective

(-)
  • (US) Made of wool.
  • (US) Of or relating to wool or woolen cloths.
    • woolen''' manufactures; a '''woolen''' mill; a '''woolen draper

    Derived terms

    * wool

    Related terms

    * wooly (US''), woolly (''UK )

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An item of clothing made from wool
    • Put all the woolens in this basket.

    wooley

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare)