wool : Idioms & Phrases

Abb" wool

Definitions

1. See Abb.

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• noun soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
  cotton fiber; cotton.
  

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• cotton in its raw or woolly state.

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• wool pulled from a carcass.

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• wool shorn from the sheep.

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• noun glass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling wool
  

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• the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep of the second year.

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• . (a) The wool of a lamb. (b) Ale mixed with the pulp of roasted apples; probably from the resemblance of the pulp of roasted apples to lamb's wool . Obs. Goldsmith.

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• adjective satellite (of sheep) having relatively long wool
  long-wooled.
  

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• wool imported from South America, and produced by mixed breeds of sheep.

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• noun a light fibrous material used as an insulator
  mineral wool.
  

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• a fibrous wool-like material, made by blowing a powerful jet of air or steam through melted slag. It is a poor conductor of heat.

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• noun oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment
  philosopher's wool; flowers of zinc; zinc oxide.
  

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• . (Chem.) See Zinc oxide, under Zinc.

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• noun oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment
  philosopher's wool; flowers of zinc; zinc oxide.
  

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• a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic arts; called also pine-needle wool, and pine-wood wool.

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• . See Pine wool (below).

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• verb conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
  lead by the nose; play false; snow; hoodwink; bamboozle.
  
  • He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well

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• wool pulled from a pelt, or undressed hide.

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• wool obtained by tearing woolen rags into fine bits, shoddy.

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• noun wool in its natural condition; not refined or processed
  

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• noun a light fibrous material used as an insulator
  mineral wool.
  

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• (Min.), a species of asbestus or mineral flax. Obs. Bacon.

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• cotton wool not yet cleansed of its seeds. Southern U.S.

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• (Zoöl.), the highest grade of Florida commercial sponges (Spongia equina, variety gossypina).

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• a fine and durable commercial sponge (Spongia equina, variety gossypina) found in Florida and the West Indies. The surface is covered with larger and smaller tufts, having the oscula between them.

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• noun a wool obtained from sheep of the Shetland islands
  

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• wool taken from dead sheep.

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• . Same as Mineral wool, under Mineral.

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• noun a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive
  steel wool.
  

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• noun abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing
  

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• to cut off the sheep's mark, in order to make the wool weigh less and thus yield less duty . Eng.

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• (Fig.), to dye firmly; to imbue thoroughly.

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• (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of pine trees.

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• noun wool not used before; wool not processed or woven before
  

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• noun a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive
  steel wool.
  

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• a ball or mass of wool.

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• one who removes little burs, knots, or extraneous matter, from wool, or the surface of woolen cloth.

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• . (a) One whose occupation is to comb wool. (b) A machine for combing wool.

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• noun a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
  lanolin; wool fat.
  

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• noun sedge of eastern North America having numerous clustered woolly spikelets
  Scirpus cyperinus.
  
• noun grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass
  Erianthus ravennae; Ravenna grass.
  

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• (Bot.), a kind of bulrush (Scirpus Eriophorum) with numerous clustered woolly spikes.

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• noun a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
  lanolin; wool fat.
  

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• noun any oil used to oil wool before spinning
  

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• . See Woolen scribbler, under Woolen, a.

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• (Med.), a disease, resembling malignant pustule, occurring among those who handle the wool of goats and sheep.

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• a city or town where wool used to be brought to the king's staple for sale. Eng.

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• noun a dealer in wool
  
• noun a person who sorts wool into different grades
  woolsorter.
  

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• . (a) One who deals in wool. (b) One who sorts wool according to its staple, or its adaptation to different manufacturing purposes.

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• a person employed to wind, or make up, wool into bundles to be packed for sale.

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Wool"-dyed` adjective

Definitions

1. Dyed before being made into cloth, in distinction from piece-dyed; ingrain.

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Wool"-hall` noun

Definitions

1. A trade market in the woolen districts. Eng.

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