wool : Idioms & Phrases


abb wool

Abb" wool
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  1. See Abb.
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Cotton wool

  • 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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Dead pulled wool

  • wool pulled from a carcass.
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Fleece wool

  • wool shorn from the sheep.
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glass wool

  • noun glass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling wool
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Hog of wool

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

  • . (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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long-wool

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

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

  • 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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Philosopher's wool

  • 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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philosophers' wool

  • 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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Pine wool

  • 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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Pine-needle wool

  • . See Pine wool (below).
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pull the wool over someone's eyes

  • 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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Pulled wool

  • wool pulled from a pelt, or undressed hide.
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Rag wool

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

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

  • noun a light fibrous material used as an insulator
    mineral wool.
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Salamander's hairwool

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

  • cotton wool not yet cleansed of its seeds. Southern U.S.
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Sheep's-wool

  • (Zoöl.), the highest grade of Florida commercial sponges (Spongia equina, variety gossypina).
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Sheep's-wool sponge

  • 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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shetland wool

  • noun a wool obtained from sheep of the Shetland islands
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Skin wool

  • wool taken from dead sheep.
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Slag wool

  • . Same as Mineral wool, under Mineral.
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steel wool

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

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

  • 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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To dye in the grain, To dye in the wool

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

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

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

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

  • a ball or mass of wool.
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Wool burler

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

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

  • 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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Wool grass

  • 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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wool grease

  • 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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wool oil

  • noun any oil used to oil wool before spinning
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Wool scribbler

  • . See Woolen scribbler, under Woolen, a.
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Wool sorter's disease

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

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

  • 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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Wool winder

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

Wool"-dyed` adjective
Definitions
  1. Dyed before being made into cloth, in distinction from piece-dyed; ingrain.
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wool-hall

Wool"-hall` noun
Definitions
  1. A trade market in the woolen districts. Eng.
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