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Textile fiber from the hair of sheep or other mammals
inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have some properties similar to animal wool. Wool is an animal fiber and consists of protein
Wool
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up wool in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wool is the textile fibre obtained from sheep. Wool may also refer to: Alpaca wool, derived from fur
Wool_(disambiguation)
Sci-fi books and stories by Hugh Howey (2011–2015)
the short story "Wool", which was later published together with four sequel novellas as a novel with the same name. Along with Wool, the series consists
Silo_(series)
Yellow waxy substance secreted by the sebaceous glands of wool-bearing animals
Lanolin (from Latin lāna 'wool' and oleum 'oil'), also called wool fat, wool yolk, wool wax, sheep grease, sheep yolk, or wool grease, is a wax secreted
Lanolin
American actress, writer and producer
Breeda Wool is an American actress, writer and producer. She is best known for her roles as Lou Linklatter in the Audience crime drama series Mr. Mercedes
Breeda_Wool
American science fiction television series
television series created by Graham Yost, based on the Silo trilogy of novels (Wool, Shift, and Dust) by author Hugh Howey. Set in a dystopian future where a
Silo_(TV_series)
Product made of wood slivers cut from logs
Wood wool, known primarily as excelsior in North America, is a product made of wood slivers cut from logs. It is mainly used in packaging, for cooling
Wood_wool
Fiber made from spun molten minerals
Mineral wool is any fibrous material formed by spinning or drawing molten mineral or rock materials such as slag and ceramics. It was first manufactured
Mineral_wool
Fiber obtained from cashmere goats and other types of goat
Cashmere wool, usually simply known as cashmere, is a fiber obtained from cashmere goats, pashmina goats, and some other breeds of goat. It has been used
Cashmere_wool
Breed of sheep
breed or group of breeds of domestic sheep, characterised by very fine soft wool. It was originated in the Iberian Peninsula (modern Spain and Portugal) during
Merino
Bundle of very fine and flexible sharp-edged steel filaments
Steel wool, also known as iron wool or wire sponge, is a bundle of very fine and flexible sharp-edged steel filaments. It is the most common type of wire
Steel_wool
Abrasive derived from bronze
Bronze wool is a bundle of very fine bronze filaments [citation needed], used in finishing and repair work to polish wood [citation needed] or metal objects
Bronze_wool
Insulating material made from fibers of glass
Glass wool is an insulating material made from glass fiber arranged using a binder into a texture similar to wool. The process traps many small pockets
Glass_wool
Fur of the angora rabbit, used as a textile fiber
texture. It is much warmer and lighter than wool due to the hollow core of the angora fibre. It also gives the wool its characteristic floating feel. Angora
Angora_wool
American writer
series: Wool (2012), fix-up novel of one short story and four novellas: "Wool: Holston" (short story), "Wool: Proper Gauge" (novella), "Wool: Casting
Hugh_Howey
Textile made from shredded and respun wool
Look up shoddy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Recycled wool, also known as rag wool or shoddy, is any woollen textile or yarn made by shredding existing
Recycled_wool
Town in Northumberland, England
Wooler (/ˈwʊlə/ WUUL-ə) is a town in Northumberland, England on the edge of the Northumberland National Park, near the Cheviot Hills. It is a popular base
Wooler
American painter
Christopher Wool (born 1955) is an American artist. Since the 1980s, Wool's art has incorporated post-conceptual ideas. Wool was born in Chicago, Illinois
Christopher_Wool
Surname list
Wooller is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Robert Wooller (1817–?), English cricketer Wilf Wooller (1912–1997), Welsh cricketer and
Wooller
Natural animal fiber
Vicuña wool refers to the hair of the South American vicuña, a camelid related to llamas and alpacas. The wool has, after shahtoosh, the second smallest
Vicuña_wool
Surname list
Wool is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Christopher Wool (born 1955), American artist Dan Wool, American composer and sound designer
Wool_(surname)
Historic road in New South Wales, Australia
The Wool Road (also later known as 'The Old Wool Road') was a historic road in New South Wales, Australia, that ran from Nerriga to what is now called
The_Wool_Road
Canadian stand-up comedian
Glenn Wool is a Canadian stand-up comedian based in England. He has released six albums, including 2020's Viva Forever, produced by Dan Schlissel for Stand
Glenn_Wool
Village in Dorset, England
Wool is a large village, civil parish and electoral ward in south Dorset, England. In the 2011 census the parish – which includes Bovington Camp army base
Wool,_Dorset
Species of wooly domesticated mammal
pre-Columbian era. Llamas are social animals and live with others as a herd. Their wool is soft and contains only a small amount of lanolin. Llamas can learn simple
Llama
Historical English commodity tax
Maltolt or "bad tax" (in Norman-French) was the name given to the new taxes on wool in England of 1294–1297. Protests against the maltolt played their part in
Maltolt
Extinct North American dog breed
The Salish Wool Dog, also known as the Comox dog or Clallam Indian Dog, is an extinct breed of white, long-haired, Spitz-type dog that was developed and
Salish_Wool_Dog
2017 film directed by Nicholas Connor
Cotton Wool is a 2017 British drama film following the story of a 7-year-old boy (Max Vento) who cares for his mother (Leanne Best) after she has survived
Cotton_Wool
Type of church building in England
A wool church is an English church financed primarily by donations from rich merchants and farmers who had benefitted from the medieval wool trade, hoping
Wool_church
Former market in London
The Fruit and Wool Exchange was an exchange market in Spitalfields, London. Opened in 1929, it served as a distribution centre for produce that arrived
Fruit_and_Wool_Exchange
Number that indicates the fineness of the wool fiber
An S number on the label of wool suits or other tailored apparel, wool fabric, or yarn, indicates the fineness of the wool fiber as measured by its maximum
S_number_(wool)
Medieval European system of trade and taxation
England that designated towns for the overseas export of key commodities like wool, allowing the Crown to monitor and regulate overseas trade and collect customs
The_Staple
American yarn retailer
Jimmy Beans Wool is an American yarn retailer. The company is headquartered in South Meadows, a neighborhood in Reno, Nevada. Other physical locations
Jimmy_Beans_Wool
Wales international rugby league footballer
Mark Wool (born 10 February 1990), also known by the nickname of "Woolly"', is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer. He
Mark_Wool
Boiled knitted or woven wool fabric
wool is a type of fabric primarily used in creating berets, scarves, vests, cardigans, coats, and jackets. To create this fabric, knit wool or wool-blend
Boiled_wool
Building insulation material
Wool insulation is made from sheep wool fibres that are either mechanically held together or bonded using between 5% and 20% recycled polyester adhesive
Wool_insulation
Standardized pack of compressed wool
A wool bale is a standard sized and weighted pack of classed wool compressed by the mechanical means of a wool press. This is the regulation required method
Wool_bale
Examination of the characteristics of the wool in its raw state
(grading) it accordingly. Wool classing is done by a wool classer. Some of the qualities a wool classer examines when classing wool are: Breed of the sheep:
Wool_classing
Breed of sheep
The Shetland is a small, wool-producing breed of sheep originating in the Shetland Isles, Scotland, but is now also kept in many other parts of the world
Shetland_sheep
Diameter of wool fibres
express the diameter of wool fibre. Fine wool fibers have a low micron value. Fibre diameter is the most important characteristic of wool in determining its
Wool_measurement
Topics referred to by the same term
Wool moth may refer to two distinct moths: The Australian moth Monopis icterogastra, which looks "woolly". The cosmopolitan moth Tineola bisselliella,
Wool_moth
1939 US consumer protection legislation
The Wool Products Labeling Act is a U.S. regulation enacted in 1939, which makes provisions for the accurate labeling of products containing wool fibers
Wool_Products_Labeling_Act
Thin strands of lead
wool consists of thin strands of lead metal that can be used to cold-caulk cast iron and steel pipes. It was manufactured by the New York Lead Wool Company
Lead_wool
Logic founded on unproven premises
are: “Wool sweaters are better than nylon jackets as fall attire because wool sweaters have higher wool content". The claim here is that wool sweaters
Begging_the_question
Fibers found in the fleece of some sheep
fibres in a wool fleece. This hair is not desirable in a fleece, as it does not accept dye, minimizing both the quality and the value of the wool. Kemp fibre
Kemp_(wool)
Organic wool yarn is wool that is from sheep that have not been exposed to chemicals like pesticides. The Organic Wool Factsheet Archived 2014-11-20 at
Organic_wool
Radio station in Bellows Falls, Vermont, United States
WOOL (91.5 FM, "Black Sheep Radio") is a Community radio station broadcasting a freeform music and talk format. Licensed to Bellows Falls, Vermont, United
WOOL_(FM)
Towns and villages associated with the medieval English wool industry
A Wool town is a name given to towns and villages, particularly in Suffolk and north Essex, that were the centre of the woven cloth industry in the Middle
Wool_town
American merino-wool clothing brand
Wool& (stylized as wool&) is an American womenswear brand that produces merino-wool apparel, including dresses. The brand was launched in 2018 by entrepreneur
Wool&_(clothing_brand)
Video game developing company
Steel Wool Studios, formerly Steel Wool Games, is an American video game development and publishing company located in Oakland, California. It was founded
Steel_Wool_Studios
1951 novel by Cynthia Harnett
The Wool-Pack is a children's historical novel written and illustrated by Cynthia Harnett, published by Methuen in 1951. It was the first published of
The_Wool-Pack
United States Army general (1784–1869)
John Ellis Wool (February 20, 1784 – November 10, 1869) was an American military officer in the United States Army during three consecutive American-involved
John_E._Wool
Historic building in St Thomas Street, Redcliffe, Bristol
The Wool Hall is a historic building in St Thomas Street, Redcliffe, Bristol. Originally built as a market hall, today it is home to The Fleece, a pub
Wool_Hall,_Bristol
American composer and sound designer
Dan Wool is an American composer and sound designer based in San Francisco. He is known for his work across feature films, television, themed entertainment
Dan_Wool
Species of domesticated mammal
raised for fleeces, meat (lamb, hogget, or mutton), and sheep milk. A sheep's wool is the most widely used animal fiber, and is usually harvested by shearing
Sheep
The wool trade was one of the most important factors in the medieval English economy. The medievalist John Munro notes that "no form of manufacturing had
Medieval_English_wool_trade
British recording studio
The Wool Hall is a recording studio in the village of Beckington, near Frome, Somerset, England. It was originally a residential studio set up by Tears
The_Wool_Hall
Cotton fibres refined into a fluffy absorbent
Cotton wool consists of silky fibers taken from cotton plants in their raw state. Impurities, such as seeds, are removed and the cotton is then bleached
Cotton_wool
Swiss breed of sheep
of Switzerland. It is a dual-purpose breed, raised both for meat and for wool. The breed originates in the mountains of the canton of Valais – from which
Valais_Blacknose
Australian grazier (1914–2003)
Australian grazier and wool industry leader. Among other industry roles, he was a long serving chairman of the Australian Wool Board. He is associated
William_Archer_Gunn
Entwined filament pads or rolled belts
Wire wool is a generic term for products made of filaments entwined, woven or otherwise agglomerated into a sort of felt pad or belt that is often rolled
Wire_wool
Industry which produces textiles
loft and softness of the undercoat. Wool that has never been used is known as virgin wool and can be mixed with wool that has been recovered from rags.
Textile_manufacturing
British product marketing board
The British Wool Marketing Board (also now known as British Wool) operates the central marketing system for UK fleece wool. A farmer-run organisation,
British_Wool_Marketing_Board
Sheep (2008–2020)
Sonny Wool (2008–2020) was a sheep from the North Island of New Zealand. Born in Dannevirke circa 2008, he was named after All Black Sonny Bill Williams
Sonny_Wool
Chemical compound
sheep alcohol, lanolin alcohol, or wool alcohol) is a non-drying organic compound produced from lanolin, the fat of wool shearings, which has been reacted
Acetylated_lanolin_alcohol
Medical condition of the eye
Cotton wool spots are opaque fluffy white patches on the retina of the eye that are considered an abnormal finding during a funduscopic exam (also called
Cotton_wool_spots
American rock band
Wool was an American rock band from Washington, D.C., and based in Los Angeles. The band was active from 1990 to 1996 and specialized in a rough hewn but
Wool_(band)
Victorian warehouse in England
Wool House is a grade II listed Victorian wool warehouse at 74 Backchurch Lane, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was originally five storeys
Wool_House
Long continuous length of interlocked fibres
since the Stone Age. Fiber materials came from animal hides, reeds, cotton, wool, and silk. Textile trade contributed immensely to the ancient global economy
Yarn
Road in New South Wales, Australia
The Wool Track is a name given to the road route between Balranald and Cobar, via Ivanoe, in New South Wales, Australia. It connects the Sturt Highway
The_Wool_Track
Plain knit fabric
predominantly for clothing manufacture. It was originally made of wool, but is now made of wool, cotton and synthetic fibers. Jersey fabric originated in the
Jersey_(fabric)
Pre-industrial process in making wool fabric
woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of woven cloth (particularly wool) to eliminate (lanolin) oils, dirt, and other impurities, and to make it
Fulling
Chinese textile company
Xinjiang Tianshan Wool Textile Company (Chinese: 新疆天山毛纺织股份有限公司, 天山纺织), or Tianshan Wool Textile (SZSE: 000813), established in 1980 and previously named
Tianshan_Wool_Textile
Fine subset of cashmere wool
the source, the cashmere wool of the Changthangi cashmere goat, or fine Kashmiri cashmere wool. The word pashm means "wool" in Persian, but in Kashmir
Pashmina_(material)
American politician
Adam Wool is a former American politician who served as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from District 5. He was a member of the Democratic
Adam_Wool
Rare medical conditions that result in easy blistering of the skin and mucous membranes
"butterfly children" as the skin is fragile as a butterfly's wings, "cotton wool babies", or "crystal skin children". Fine JD, Hintner H (2009). Life with
Epidermolysis_bullosa
International trade association
The International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) is the international body representing the interests of the world's wool-textile trade and industry
International Wool Textile Organisation
International_Wool_Textile_Organisation
2006 Japanese film
Wool 100% (Japanese: ウール100%) is a 2006 Japanese comedy-fantasy film directed by Mai Tominaga. It was released on October 28, 2006 in Japan and had a United
Wool_100%
Railway station in Dorset, England
Wool railway station serves the village of Wool in Dorset, England. It is on the South West Main Line, 125 miles 69 chains (202.6 km) down the line from
Wool_railway_station
Historic island fortification in Virginia
Fort Wool is a decommissioned island fortification located in the mouth of Hampton Roads, adjacent to the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT). Officially
Fort_Wool
Tough, tightly woven fabric
Gabardine is a durable twill worsted wool. It is a tightly woven waterproof fabric and is used to make outerwear and various other garments, such as suits
Gabardine
Naturally formed cluster or lock of wool fibres
back-formation arising because part of the business of a wool-stapler was to sort and class the wool according to quality. Staple strength is calculated as
Staple_(wool)
2019 American film
Steele Wool is a 2019 American dark comedy thriller film directed by Frank Cappello and starring Cami Varela and Cappello himself. In the film, a deaf
Steele_Wool
Grade I listed building in Bradford, England
The Wool Exchange Building in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, is a grade I-listed building built as a wool-trading centre in the 19th century. The
Wool_Exchange,_Bradford
Documentary film of the 1900s
Housework - Women Spinning Wool or Women Spinning Wool, is a 1905 or 1907 documentary film directed by the Manaki brothers. The film is a 1-minute silent
Housework - Women Spinning Wool
Housework_-_Women_Spinning_Wool
2017 horror anthology film
Benjamin, and Karyn Kusama. It stars Natalie Brown, Melanie Lynskey, Breeda Wool, and Christina Kirk. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival
XX_(film)
Process by which wool on a sheep is cut off
woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer. Typically each adult sheep is shorn once each year (depending
Sheep_shearing
Agricultural organisation
The International Wool Secretariat (IWS) was formed in 1937 to promote the sale of wool on behalf of woolgrowers and review research carried out by independent
International Wool Secretariat
International_Wool_Secretariat
Building where sheep are shorn
Shearing sheds (or wool sheds) are large sheds located on sheep stations to accommodate large scale sheep shearing activities. In countries where large
Shearing_shed
American rock band
Ed Wool and The Nomads were an American rock band from Watertown, New York led by Ed Wool, who were active in the 1960s and early 1970s. At the time, they
Ed_Wool_and_the_Nomads
Topics referred to by the same term
Wool Market is the name of: Doncaster Wool Market, a market hall in England Wool Market, Mississippi, a community in the United States Wool Market square
Wool_Market
Luxury outerwear company in New York
Norwegian Wool is a luxury outerwear company based in New York. Norwegian Wool was launched in 2014 by Michael Berkowitz as a men's outerwear brand. All
Norwegian_Wool
Mineral bonded wood wool boards (WW boards) are building boards made of wood wool fibres, water and the binding agents cement, caustic magnesia and gypsum
Mineral bonded wood wool board
Mineral_bonded_wood_wool_board
2025 British TV series or programme
Game of Wool: Britain's Best Knitter is a British reality show, where knitters compete to be named "Britain's best knitter". A spin-off of the format of
Game of Wool: Britain's Best Knitter
Game_of_Wool:_Britain's_Best_Knitter
Method of turning fiber into yarn or thread
popular, are viscose (the most common form of rayon), animal fibers such as wool, and synthetic polyester. Originally done by hand using a spindle whorl,
Spinning_(textiles)
United States historic place
The Wool Warehouse (originally known as the New Mexico–Arizona Wool Warehouse) is a historic building in the Warehouse District of downtown Albuquerque
Wool Warehouse (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Wool_Warehouse_(Albuquerque,_New_Mexico)
mercantile corporation in England) dealing in wool, skins, lead and tin which controlled the export of wool to the continent during the late medieval period
Merchants_of_the_Staple
Species of bee
Anthidium manicatum, commonly called the European wool carder bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter bees and mason bees
Anthidium_manicatum
City in West Yorkshire, England
particularly wool. It was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, and amongst the earliest industrialised settlements, rapidly becoming the "wool capital
Bradford
1951 economic boom
The New Zealand wool boom of 1951, one of the greatest economic booms in the history of New Zealand, resulted directly from United States policy in the
New_Zealand_wool_boom
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