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the hairy covering of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick the wool from cashmere goats is considered by many to be the finest available

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Recent Examples of wool The hotel also provides slippers, Crocs and wool capes for guests to wear, according to its website. 3. Bella Stoddart, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025 Natural fibers Natural fibers such as 100% wool, cotton, or hemp, are prime materials for area rugs that will last a long time. Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2025 These go not necessarily to winemakers, but to craftspeople from all over the world, whether a Belgian violin maker family or a French silk and wool manufacturer, for example. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 But never use chlorine bleach on wool, silk, mohair, leather or spandex, or on fabrics that contain these materials. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wool
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Noun
  • The style icon — on- and off-screen — paired the black and green dress with a simple silver chain and hoops, and added a touch of warmth with her red hair and complementary glam.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Jumping on to a motorbike and roaring down the road with the wind in your hair is great feeling, brain damage not so fun.
    David G.W. Birch, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Trade in your wrap coat for a cocoon silhouette, and set aside your knee-high boots for a modern wedge heel.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The second suspect was wearing a black winter coat with tan fur on the hood and blue jeans.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The musk ox has been a source of food for the Arctic territories indigenous populations who also use its fleece for warm clothing and tools.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The inside of the shoe is lined with plush sheepskin and fleece that molds to my feet for the perfect fit.
    Megan Schaltegger, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2025
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  • The lab mice, which have been modified to have shaggy fur and golden coats, are a demonstration of the kind of gene edits that the company hopes to perform on a much larger scale, modifying Asian elephants to more closely resemble their woolly mammoth ancestors.
    Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Other target genes included MC1R (melanocortin 1 receptor), which regulates melanin production, in order to produce mice with golden hair rather than the usual dark fur and a variant associated with changes in body weight.
    Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025

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