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1. n1) вовна, шерсть; руноcrude wool — немита (сирова) вовна
dead wool — заводська вовна, підпар
Berlin wool — кольоровий гарус; вовняна в'язальна пряжа (яскравих кольорів)
4) вата (тж cotton wool)mineral wool — шлакова (мінеральна) вата
5) волокно6) жарт. волосся7) пухwool cattle — с.г. вовниста худоба
wool clip — с.г. річний настриг вовни
wool goods — текст. вовняний товар; шерстяні речі
wool graduating — с.г. бонітування вовни
wool judging — с.г. експертиза вовни
wool sheep — вовниста вівця; вовнисті вівці
all wool and yard wide — амер. справжній; відмінний, чудовий
to go for wool and come home shorn — піти по вовну, а повернутися стриженим; нічого не здобути, а тільки своє втратити
to lose one's wool — розсердитися; розгніватися
2. v амер., розм.сіпати (тягти) за волосся* * *I [wul] n1) вовна; руноwool in fleece, fleece wool — рунна вовна
raw /greasy/ wool, wool in grease — немита вовна
dead wool — тeкcт. заводська вовна
animal wool — натуральна вовна; вовняна пряжа, вовняні нитки
embroidery wool — вовна для вишивання, гарус
virgin wool — натуральна вовна, чиста вовна; вовняна тканина або одяг; вовняні трикотажні вироби
2) вата ( cotton wool); asbestos [glass] wool азбестова [скляна]вата3) волокноartificial [milk, Salamander] wool — штапельне [казеінове, азбестове]волокно
willow wool — вербове волокно, лико
4) волосся (коротке, кучеряве)5) пухto lose one's wool — розсердитися, розізлитися, вийти з себе
keep your wool on! — не виходьте з себе!; спокійніше!
to pull /to draw/ the wool over smb 's eyes — обманювати, вводити в оману кого-н.
dyed in the wool — запеклий; закоренілий
much cry and little wool — багато визку, а шерсті мало; багато галасу з нічого
to go for wool and come home shorn — піти по шерсть, а вернутися стриженим; нічого не придбати, а тільки своє втратити
II [wul] v; сл.; сл.all wool and a yard wide — cл. справжній, непідробний; відмінний, чудовий
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