bright wool

American  

noun

1. the wool of sheep raised east of the Mississippi River.

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Etymology

Origin of bright wool

So called from its shade

Example Sentences

The style of Kent’s craftspeople has been detected in the bright wool of the frieze.

From The Guardian • Jan. 19, 2018

At one time the women would be dressed in the bright wool patterns of folk dance.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2014

She just put the bright wool out of the reach of pack rats and we were ready.

From I Married a Ranger by Smith, Dama Margaret

Long evenings I have sat and been Strangely content, while in my hands I held a wealth of coloured strands, Shimmering plaits of silk and skeins Of soft bright wool.

From The Defeat of Youth and Other Poems by Huxley, Aldous

And out of town the young women delight the eye in bright wool sweaters, broad, long wool scarfs and bright wool caps, or small, close felt hats,—fascinating against the white background of ice and snow.

From Woman as Decoration by Burbank, Emily