shorn wool

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• shorn wool — fur of sheep that has been shaved off …   English contemporary 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

• Wool classing — Classing redirects here. For other uses, see Classification (disambiguation). Parts of a Merino fleece …   Wikipedia

• wool clip — noun : the annual crop of wool the Australian wool clip * * * the total yield of wool shorn during one season from the sheep of a particular region. [1890 95] * * * wool clip noun A crop of wool from a particular flock of sheep, esp that gathered …   Useful english dictionary

• Wool measurement — An ultra fine, 14.6 micron Merino fleece. A micron (micrometre) is the measurement used to express the diameter of a wool fibre. The lower microns are the finer fibres. Fibre diameter is the most important characteristic of wool in determining… …   Wikipedia

• Wool alien — The term wool alien is used for any plant species whose occurrence at a particular site is due to its having been transported there as a result of the making of wool products, the most common process being that the seed of this plant will have… …   Wikipedia

• Shorn — Shear Shear (sh[=e]r), v. t. [imp. {Sheared}or {Shore};p. p. {Sheared} or {Shorn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shearing}.] [OE. sheren, scheren, to shear, cut, shave, AS. sceran, scieran, scyran; akin to D. & G. scheren, Icel. skera, Dan. ski?re, Gr. ???.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

• wool — see many go out for wool and come home shorn much cry and little wool …   Proverbs new dictionary

• wool clip — the total yield of wool shorn during one season from the sheep of a particular region. [1890 95] * * * …   Universalium

• shorn — ʃɔrn /ʃɔːn adj. shaven, cut off (about hair or wool) …   English contemporary dictionary