silky wool

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• Angora wool — or Angora fiber refers to the downy coat produced by the Angora rabbit. While their names are similar, Angora fiber is distinct from mohair, which comes from the Angora goat. Angora is known for its softness, low micron count (i.e. thin fibers),… …   Wikipedia

• Cotton wool — consists of silky fibers taken from cotton plants in their raw state. Impurities, such as seeds, are removed and the cotton is then bleached and sterilized. It is also a refined product ( absorbent cotton in U.S. usage) which has medical,… …   Wikipedia

• angora wool — yarn that is fine and silky (from the Angora goat) …   English contemporary dictionary

• cotton wool — noun soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state • Syn: ↑cotton, ↑cotton fiber • Derivationally related forms: ↑cottony (for: ↑cotton) • Hypernyms: ↑plan …   Useful english dictionary

• al|pac|a — «al PAK uh», noun. 1. a) a sheeplike animal of South America, with long, soft, silky hair or wool. It is a mammal closely related to, but somewhat smaller than, the llama. b) its long, soft, and silky wool. c) a warm, lightweight cloth made from… …   Useful english dictionary

• merino —    (meh REE noh) [Spanish, from Arabic] A breed of sheep, originally from Spain; the fine, silky wool for which the breed is famous, or the high quality fabric or yarn made from that wool …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

• vicuña — [vɪ kju:njə, ku: , vɪ ku:nə] noun 1》 a wild relative of the llama, inhabiting mountainous regions of South America and valued for its fine silky wool. [Vicugna vicugna.] 2》 cloth made from this wool. Origin C17: from Sp., from Quechua …   English new terms dictionary

• vicuña — ► NOUN 1) a wild relative of the llama, valued for its fine silky wool. 2) cloth made from this wool. ORIGIN Quechua …   English terms dictionary

• Ceiba pentandra — Kapok Ka*pok , n. [Prob. fr. the native name.] (Bot.) A silky wool derived from the seeds of {Ceiba pentandra} (syn. {Eriodendron anfractuosum}), a bombaceous tree of the East and West Indies. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Eriodendron anfractuosum — Kapok Ka*pok , n. [Prob. fr. the native name.] (Bot.) A silky wool derived from the seeds of {Ceiba pentandra} (syn. {Eriodendron anfractuosum}), a bombaceous tree of the East and West Indies. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Kapok — Ka*pok , n. [Prob. fr. the native name.] (Bot.) A silky wool derived from the seeds of {Ceiba pentandra} (syn. {Eriodendron anfractuosum}), a bombaceous tree of the East and West Indies. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English