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- Dictionarywoollen/ˈwʊlən/
adjective
- 1. made wholly or partly of wool: "thick woollen blankets"
noun
- 1. an article of clothing made of wool.
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3 days ago · Wool fabrics were available in a wide range of qualities, from rough undyed cloth to fine, dense broadcloth with a velvety nap; high-value broadcloth was a backbone of the English economy and was exported throughout Europe.
2 days ago · Wool refers to the hair of the domestic sheep or goat, which is distinguished from other types of animal hair in that the individual strands are coated with scales and tightly crimped, and the wool as a whole is coated with a wax mixture known as lanolin (sometimes called wool grease), which is waterproof and dirtproof.
2 days ago · This aspect is retained in the name for cotton in several Germanic languages, such as German Baumwolle, which translates as "tree wool" (Baum means "tree"; Wolle means "wool"). Noting its similarities to wool, people in the region could only imagine that cotton must be produced by plant-borne sheep.
Jun 8, 2024 · Bulk is frequently introduced by crimping, imparting waviness similar to the natural crimp of wool fibre; by curling, producing curls or loops at various intervals; or by coiling, imparting stretch.
Jun 8, 2024 · Textile, any filament, fiber, or yarn that can be made into fabric or cloth, and the resulting material itself. The term is derived from the Latin textilis and the French texere, meaning ’to weave,’ and it originally referred only to woven fabrics. It has, however, come to include fabrics produced by other methods.
Jun 14, 2024 · Tartan, cross-checkered repeating pattern (or “sett”) of different coloured bands, stripes, or lines of definite width and sequence, woven into woolen cloth (sometimes with silk added). Although such patterns have existed for centuries in many cultures, they have come to be regarded as peculiarly.
Jun 19, 2024 · You can wash wool in a washing machine, or you can wash it by hand. All you need to do is make sure your machine settings are properly adjusted, your water is temperate, and your detergent type is correct.
