- virgin wool
- noun Date: 1915 wool not used before in manufacture
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
virgin wool
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virgin wool — n. wool that has never before been processed * * * … Universalium
virgin wool — n. wool that has never before been processed … English World dictionary
virgin wool — noun wool not used before; wool not processed or woven before • Hypernyms: ↑wool * * * noun 1. : raw wool sheared from live sheep; specifically : wool that has not been worked into yarn or cloth 2. : wool 2a( … Useful english dictionary
virgin wool — /vɜdʒən ˈwʊl/ (say verjuhn wool) noun wool which has not been treated or processed in any way …
Wool — is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, [Australian Wool Corporation, Australian Wool Classing, Raw Wool Services, 1990] of animals in the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of… … Wikipedia
wool — woollike, adj. /wool/, n. 1. the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property. 2. fabrics and garments of such wool. 3. yarn … Universalium
virgin — /verr jin/, n. 1. a person who has never had sexual intercourse. 2. an unmarried girl or woman. 3. Eccles. an unmarried, religious woman, esp. a saint. 4. the Virgin, Mary, the mother of Christ. 5. Informal. any person who is uninitiated,… … Universalium
virgin — n. & adj. n. 1 a person (esp. a woman) who has never had sexual intercourse. 2 a (the Virgin) Christ s mother the Blessed Virgin Mary. b a picture or statue of the Virgin. 3 (the Virgin) the zodiacal sign or constellation Virgo. 4 colloq. a… … Useful english dictionary
Virgin — n. & adj. n. 1 a person (esp. a woman) who has never had sexual intercourse. 2 a (the Virgin) Christ s mother the Blessed Virgin Mary. b a picture or statue of the Virgin. 3 (the Virgin) the zodiacal sign or constellation Virgo. 4 colloq. a… … Useful english dictionary
virgin — noun 1》 a person, typically a woman, who has never had sexual intercourse. ↘(the Virgin) the Virgin Mary. 2》 a person who is naive or inexperienced in a particular context: a political virgin. 3》 Entomology a female insect that produces eggs… … English new terms dictionary
