woolens

Example Sentences

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An aristocrat, he’s dressed impeccably in thick, stiff woolens that are representative of the strict Edwardian era.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2022

In the end, there was the click of a camera’s shutter and the result was a simple portrait of a gray-haired woman in pleats and woolens.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2022

They created the first true factories by bringing workers and equipment into one building with a single power source and soon flooded world markets with inexpensive cottons and woolens.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

But for gloves and woolens and luggage and certain kinds of mechanical devices, you want the homemade product.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2011

If she had been home, she might have spent the dark afternoons spinning or sewing, but the mistress bought her woolens and calicoes at the village stores.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson