lamb's wool

noun

1. a soft, virgin wool possessing superior spinning qualities, shorn from a seven-month-old lamb.
2. a fabric made from this wool.

lamb's wool

noun

1. 1. fine soft wool obtained from a lamb at its first shearing
   2. ( as modifier )

      lamb's-wool jumpers

Word History and Origins

Origin of lamb's wool¹

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

Get me that white lambs-wool sacque, though I hate bundling up like an old woman!

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The men wore a black habit with a white cloak, and a hood lined with lambs wool.

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These canons, according to Dugdale, had a black habit with a white cloak and a hood lined with lambs wool.

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To be sure some of the dogs were iron and brass, but I was just as fond of them as if they had been made of plush or lambs wool.

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A lambs wool vest, or a second waistcoat may be worn when shooting out-of-doors in cold weather.

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