woolen

[ wool-uhn ]

noun

1. any cloth of carded wool yarn of which the fibers vary in length: bulkier, looser, and less regular than worsted.
2. woolens, wool cloth or clothing.

adjective

1. made or consisting of wool:

   woolen cloth.

2. of or relating to wool or woolen fabrics.

Other Words From

• half-woolen adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of woolen¹

before 1050; Middle English wollen (adj. and noun), Old English wullen, wyllen (noun). See wool, -en ²

Example Sentences

After her show, she walked off stage and someone draped woolen garments over her shoulders to shield her from the evening chill.

From Seattle Times

Mirojnick dressed him in exactingly tailored suits made from ultra-fine woolens and put monograms on his shirts, handkerchiefs and even the labels inside his clothes.

From Los Angeles Times

As lady’s maid to the president’s wife, her tasks included caring for the expensive silk and woolen clothing and the linens worn closest to the body, as well as delicate lace and handkerchiefs.

From Literature

The pieces de resistance included a gleaming Renaissance cape-shawl with silver scallop fringe and woolen coats reinvented with double sleeves, cascading down poetically.

From Seattle Times

Later, in the safety of the night, Booth and Herold rolled out their woolen blankets and spent another night on the ground.

From Literature