Definition of WOOLEN

woolen

Plural: woolens

Noun

  • A fabric made from wool, often used for clothing or blankets.
  • a fabric made from the hair of sheep
  • An item of clothing made from wool.

Adjective

  • of or related to or made of wool
    • "a woolen sweater"

Adj

  • Made of wool.
  • Of or relating to wool or woolen cloths.

Examples

  • a woolen draper
  • a woolen mill
  • Put all the woolens in this basket.
  • The opponent had a WOOLEN blanket on their lap, but their mind was on Scrabble strategy.
  • woolen manufactures

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

wool, woollen

Scrabble Score: 9

woolen: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
woolen: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
woolen: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

woolen: valid Words With Friends Word