woolen Synonyms & Antonyms
/ˈwʊlən/
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Woolen as an Adjective
1
Made of wool.
2
Of or relating to wool or woolen cloths.
woolen manufactures
Woolen as a Noun
1
An item of clothing made from wool.
Put all the woolens in this basket.
Woolen in a Sentence
woolen manufactures
a woolen mill
a woolen draper
Put all the woolens in this basket.
Word Forms & Grammar
woolen (not comparable)
woolen (plural woolens)
Words That Rhyme With Woolen
Origin of Woolen
From Middle English wollen, wullen, from Old English wyllen, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz (“woollen”), equivalent to wool + -en. Cognate with Scots wollin, wolne, wowne (“woollen”), Dutch wollen (“woollen”), German wollen (“woollen”), Danish uldne (“woollen”), Norwegian Bokmål ullen (“fuzzy; woolen”).
Word Facts for Woolen
| Part of speech | adjective, noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈwʊlən/ |
| Meaning | Made of wool |
| Plural | woolens |