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♦ wool /wʊl/A n. [u]1 (ind. tess.) lana; vello ( delle pecore, capre, ecc.): pure wool, pura lana; long-stapled wool, lana a fibra lunga; We get wool from Australia, importiamo lana dall'Australia; Wool keeps you warmer than cotton, la lana tiene più caldo del cotone4 (bot.) lanugine; lana; peloB a. attr.● wool carder, cardatrice □ wool carding, cardatura della lana □ (tecn.) wool clip, produzione annuale di lana ( di un allevamento di pecore) □ wool cloth, panno di lana □ wool combing, pettinatura della lana □ wool-dyed = dyed in the wool ► sotto □ (fin.) the wool exchange, la Borsa della lana □ wool fat, grasso di lana; lanolina □ (arc.) wool fell, vello di pecora; pelle di pecora con la lana attaccata □ wool grease = wool fat ► sopra □ wool hall, mercato della lana □ wool merchant, commerciante di lana □ wool shop, negozio della lana □ wool stapler, cernitore della lana; ( anche) chi vende lana grezza □ the wool trade, il commercio della lana; l'industria laniera □ wool waste, cascami di lana □ (fig.) against the wool, contropelo □ carding wool (o short wool), lana da carda; lana corta □ combing wool (o long wool), lana da pettine; lana lunga □ dyed in the wool, ( di fibre tessili) tinto prima della filatura; (fig.) connaturato, inveterato, radicato; ( di sportivo e sim.) fanatico, appassionato; ( di politico, ecc.) dalla testa ai piedi, tutto d'un pezzo; ( di uno scapolo, ecc.) impenitente □ (fig.) to go for wool and come home shorn, andare per suonare ed essere suonati; tornare con le pive nel sacco □ (fam.) to keep one's wool on, restare calmo; non arrabbiarsi □ (fig.) to pull the wool over sb. 's eyes, gettar fumo negli occhi a q.; ingannare q.
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