wool
Example Sentences
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The dorm is dark and heavy with sleep, but I can see she’s already dressed for the day in her thick wool sweater and waxed work pants.
From Literature
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Like George, he wore colorful snow goggles, a knitted ski mask, a dark, heavy parka, and insulated boots and wool mittens.
From Literature
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The collection also featured brocade capes, puffer jackets and long wool coats with oversized fur cuffs.
From Barron's
So he decided to rebuild his shorts and underwear drawer, swapping out garments made from polyester-based fabrics to ones crafted from materials such as organic cotton and merino wool.
But he warned: "The linen backing is weakened by age, and the wool embroidery threads are vulnerable to stress."
From Barron's
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