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steel wool
noun
- a tangled or matted mass of stringlike steel shavings, used for scouring, polishing, smoothing, etc.
steel wool
noun
- a tangled or woven mass of fine steel fibres, used for cleaning or polishing
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Word History and Origins
Origin of steel wool1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
Work stubborn areas with steel wool and wipe them with a rag.
From Seattle Times
Now that most of the paint is gone, spray the chair with denatured alcohol and scrub with more steel wool to clean off any residue.
From Seattle Times
Once there, you can hike, bike or drive a 13-mile loop through a landscape of stacked and tumbled boulders, some fiery red, some chalky white, many so strangely striated that you may suspect they’ve been scrubbed with steel wool.
From Los Angeles Times
Lewis also recommends using steel wool with a grade of 0000, the finest type of wool that will not scratch surfaces.
From Seattle Times
“Any other steel wool will scratch and etch into glass and other surfaces.”
From Seattle Times
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