woolen

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By the 1980s tiny Mauritius, with a population of approximately one million, became the third-largest exporter of woolen knitwear in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

These materials are the difference between a dark winter sweater and a bright summer tank top, a luxurious cashmere scarf versus rough woolen mittens.

From Slate • Sep. 2, 2025

Then came the archbishop, whose spectacles rest on a bulbous woolen nose.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2023

Rural women spun wool or flax into thread, and men then wove it into woolen cloth or linen.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

As lady’s maid to the president’s wife, her tasks included caring for the expensive silk and woolen clothing and the linens worn closest to the body, as well as delicate lace and handkerchiefs.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis