Definitions of wool

1. fiber sheared from animals ( such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving

2. The soft and curled, or crisped, species of hair which grows on sheep and some other animals, and which in fineness sometimes approaches to fur; -- chiefly applied to the fleecy coat of the sheep, which constitutes a most essential material of clothing in all cold and temperate climates.

3. Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled.

4. The soft, fine, curly hair which covers sheep, goats, etc.; thick, crispy, curly hair, as of a negro.

5. The soft, curly hair of sheep and other animals: short thick hair.

6. The soft, curled hair of sheep and other animals; closely curled hair of negroes.

7. The soft, long, curly, or crisped hair obtained from sheep and some allied animals; also, something resembling this.

8. That soft species of hair which grows on sheep and other animals, which in fineness sometimes approaches to fur; the fleecy coat of the sheep; short thiek hair, resembling it; a sort of pubescence, or a clothing of dense, curling hairs, on the surface of certain plants.

9. The soft fine hair which covers the sheep; any fine fibres resembling those of wool.