vegetable wool

veg·e·ta·ble wool

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Definitions of vegetable wool words

noun vegetable wool the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property. 1
noun vegetable wool fabrics and garments of such wool. 1
noun vegetable wool yarn made of such wool. 1
noun vegetable wool any of various substances used commercially as substitutes for the wool of sheep or other animals. 1
noun vegetable wool any of certain vegetable fibers, as cotton or flax, used as wool, especially after preparation by special process (vegetable wool) 1
noun vegetable wool any finely fibrous or filamentous matter suggestive of the wool of sheep: glass wool; steel wool. 1

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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