as in hair
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 Hawkwell Knee-High Wide-Calf Low-Heel Boots Lined with a soft wool blend, these knee-high boots will keep your feet dry and warm in colder weather. Emily Weaver, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025 For ultimate fluffiness and thorough drying, use wool dryer balls instead. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025 Champion, 28, was dressed in a wool white column gown with a silk overskirt while Patrick Schwarzenegger, 31, wore a custom Tom Ford tuxedo, Vogue reported. Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025 The menswear blazer One of fall’s biggest runway trends draws inspiration from the English countryside, and a tweed blazer (or one in plaid, houndstooth, or herringbone, all generally woven from wool) is the easiest way to get the look. Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wool
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Noun
  • Jenna Johnson and Joey Graziadei tear up the dancefloor on 'Dancing With the Stars' hair metal on October 8, 2024.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Apply to damp hair before blow-drying or air-drying, or once it’s already styled as a glossing, smoothing top-up.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Through the closet door—and a layer of winter coats—I’ve managed to overhear that the 2025 Emmys are on Sunday.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
  • From coats, dresses, and suits with hollyhocks, topiaries and collages of various flora and foliage.
    Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The cotton-fleece blend fabric is buttery soft and comfortable against your skin.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Our colorful luggage, bright fleeces, grey hair and comfortable shoes feel odd amongst these sad walls.
    David Greig September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Scott's expertise in embellishment and her ability to execute it in the most chic way prevailed; whether as crystal beading on the cape-style lapel of a jacket, a delicate fur-like fringe in neon green flanking a black dress, or a tubular velvet rope trimming the edges of tank-style pieces.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Fur and faux fur are also key elements.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2025

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