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- [woo l-uh n]
- /ˈwʊl ən/
- /ˈwʊl.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [woo l-uh n]
- /ˈwʊl ən/
Definitions of woolen word
- noun woolen any cloth of carded wool yarn of which the fibers vary in length: bulkier, looser, and less regular than worsted. 1
- noun woolen woolens, wool cloth or clothing. 1
- adjective woolen made or consisting of wool: woolen cloth. 1
- adjective woolen of or relating to wool or woolen fabrics. 1
- noun woolen Of or relating to the production of wool. 1
- noun,plural woolen items made of wool 1
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Origin of woolen
First appearance:
before 1050 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1050; Middle English wollen (adj. and noun), Old English wullen, wyllen (noun). See wool, -en2
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Parts of speech for Woolen
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woolen popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for woolen
adjective woolen
- wooly — consisting of wool: a woolly fleece.
- knitted — made by knitting, as a cloth article: a knitted bedspread.
- woven — a past participle of weave.
- 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.
- woolly — consisting of wool: a woolly fleece.
noun woolen
- long underwear — a close-fitting, usually knitted undergarment with legs reaching to the ankles, as a union suit, worn as protection against the cold.
- flannels — Plural form of flannel.
- thermal underwear — underwear designed to retain body heat in cold temperatures.
- thermals — Also, thermic. of, relating to, or caused by heat or temperature: thermal capacity.
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