woolen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Made of wool.
  2. Of or relating to wool or woolen cloths.
noun
  1. An item of clothing made from wool.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈwʊlən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-woolen.wav

Word forms

woolen woollen woolens

Etymology

From Middle English wollen, wullen, from Old English wyllen, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz (“woollen”), equivalent to wool + -en. Cognate with Scots wollin, wolne, wowne (“woollen”), Dutch wollen (“woollen”), German wollen (“woollen”), Danish uldne (“woollen”), Norwegian Bokmål ullen (“fuzzy; woolen”).

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