Woollen Meaning

/wˈʊlən/
A2

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adjAlternative spelling of woolen.

"In a large bedroom upstairs, the window of which was thickly curtained with a great woollen shawl lately discarded by the landlady, Mrs. Rolliver, were gathered on this evening nearly a dozen persons, all seeking vinous bliss; all old inhabitants of the nearer end of Marlott, and frequenters of this retreat."— 1891, Thomas Hardy, chapter IV, in Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented […], volume I, London: James R[ipley] Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., […], →OCLC, phase the first (The Maiden), pages 40–41:

nounAlternative spelling of woolen.

Scotland is famous for its woollen textiles.
Do you have a woollen blanket?
She bought a woollen pullover to give to him.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The Scottish woman wore a traditional ____ kilt made from local sheep's fleece.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She bought some ____ blankets to keep several the guests warm during their winter visit to the mountain house today.

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The Scottish woman wore a traditional ____ kilt made from local sheep's fleece.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She bought some ____ blankets to keep several the guests warm during their winter visit to the mountain house today.

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