underwool

[ uhn-der-wool ]

noun

1. underfur.

Word History and Origins

Origin of underwool¹

1905–10 in sense “underwear”; 1935–40 for current sense; under- + wool

Example Sentences

Its hair is more like that of a goat than a sheep, of a brownish gray colour, and with a dense coat of underwool.

From Project Gutenberg

The underwool is short and soft, as is also the top hair, which is of very pale grey mixed with some yellowish-white hair.

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Those skins in which the underwool is quite white are rare and much more expensive.

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Black bears have occasionally very black coats, but the majority have a brownish underwool.

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The underwool is short and rather weak, but regular, as is also the top hair; the colour is usually yellow.

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