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woolen.

Made of wool.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈwʊlən/
  1. Made of wool.

    US · not-comparable
  2. Of or relating to wool or woolen cloths.

    US · not-comparable
    woolen manufactures
    a woolen mill
Where this word comes from

From Middle English wollen, wullen, from Old English wyllen, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz (“woollen”), equivalent to wool + -en. Cognate with Scots wollin, wolne, wowne (“woollen”), Dutch wollen (“woollen”), German wollen (“woollen”), Danish uldne (“woollen”), Norwegian Bokmål ullen (“fuzzy; woolen”).

noun/ˈwʊlən/
  1. An item of clothing made from wool.

    US
    Put all the woolens in this basket.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English wollen, wullen, from Old English wyllen, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz (“woollen”), equivalent to wool + -en. Cognate with Scots wollin, wolne, wowne (“woollen”), Dutch wollen (“woollen”), German wollen (“woollen”), Danish uldne (“woollen”), Norwegian Bokmål ullen (“fuzzy; woolen”).

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