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• Wool — is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, [Australian Wool Corporation, Australian Wool Classing, Raw Wool Services, 1990] of animals in the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of… …   Wikipedia

• wool — [wool] n. [ME wolle < OE wull, akin to Ger wolle < IE base * wel , hair, wool, grass > L villus, shaggy hair, vellus, fleece, lana, wool, Gr lēnos, wool] 1. a) the soft, curly or crisp hair of sheep b) the hair of some other animals, as… …   English World dictionary

• wool — ► NOUN 1) the fine soft curly or wavy hair forming the coat of a sheep, goat, or similar animal, especially when shorn and made into cloth or yarn. 2) a metal or mineral made into a mass of fine fibres. ● pull the wool over someone s eyes Cf.… …   English terms dictionary

• Goat — Billy goat redirects here. For the Lance Corporal in the Royal Welsh, see William Windsor (goat). For the urban legend, see Curse of the Billy Goat. This article is about the domesticated species. For other species, see Capra (genus). For other… …   Wikipedia

• goat — goatlike, adj. /goht/, n. 1. any of numerous agile, hollow horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in… …   Universalium

• wool — noun the fine, soft curly or wavy hair forming the coat of a sheep, goat, or similar animal, especially when shorn and made into cloth or yarn. ↘the soft underfur or down of some other mammals. ↘a metal or mineral made into a mass of fine fibres …   English new terms dictionary

• goat — noun (plural goats) Etymology: Middle English gote, from Old English gāt; akin to Old High German geiz goat, Old Norse geit, Latin haedus kid Date: before 12th century 1. a. or plural goat any of various hollow horned ruminant mammals (especially …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Mountain goat — For Eurasian mountain goats, see Capra (genus). For the rock band, see The Mountain Goats. For the Cumbrian bus operator, see Mountain Goat (bus company). Mountain Goat (also known as tahr) Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• Cashmere wool — Cashmere wool, usually simply known as cashmere, and sometimes known as Pashmina, is a fiber obtained from the Cashmere goat. The word cashmere derives from an archaic spelling of Kashmir . Cashmere wool is fine in texture, and it is also strong …   Wikipedia

• Salish Wool Dog — The Salish Wool Dog is an extinct breed of white, long haired, Spitz type dog that was developed and bred by the native peoples of what is now Washington State and British Columbia. The Salish Wool Dog is the only known prehistoric North American …   Wikipedia

• Don Goat — The Don goat breed from the Don River of the Lower Volga territory in Russia is used for the production of wool, goatskin, and milk. It produces the highest average wool per individual goat sheared of any goat breed and produces milk with a… …   Wikipedia