Webster's Dictionary 1913

2431

Woolder

Woold″er (?), n. 1. (Naut.) A stick used to tighten the rope in woolding.2. (Rope Making) One of the handles of the top, formed by a wooden pin passing through it. See 1st Top, 2.

2432

Woolding

Woold″ing, n.(Naut.) (a) The act of winding or wrapping anything with a rope, as a mast. (b) A rope used for binding masts and spars.

2433

Wooled

Wooled (?), a. Having (such) wool; as, a fine-wooled sheep.

2434

Woolen

Wool″en (?), a. [OE. wollen; cf. AS. wyllen. See Wool.] [Written also woollen.]1. Made of wool; consisting of wool; as, woolen goods.2. Of or pertaining to wool or woolen cloths...

2435

Woolen (2)

Wool″en, n. [Written also woollen.] Cloth made of wool; woollen goods.

2436

Woolenet

Wool′en‐et″ (?), n. A thin, light fabric of wool. [Written also woollenet, woolenette, and woollenette.]

2437

Woolert

Woo″lert (?), n.(Zoöl.) The barn owl. [Written also oolert, and owlerd.]

2438

Woolfell

Wool″fell′ (?), n. [Wool + fell a skin.] A skin with the wool; a skin from which the wool has not been sheared or pulled. [Written also woolfel.]

2439

Woolgathering

Wool″gath′er‐ing (?), a. Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination; roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful.

2440

Woolgathering (2)

Wool″gath′er‐ing, n. Indulgence in idle imagination; a foolish or useless pursuit or design.His wits were a woolgathering, as they say. Burton.

2441

Woolgrower

Wool″grow′er (?), n. One who raises sheep for the production of wool. — Wool″grow′ing, n.

2442

Woolhead

Wool″head′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The buffel duck.

2443

Woolliness

Wool″li‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being woolly.

2444

Woolly

Wool″ly, a. 1. Consisting of wool; as, a woolly covering; a woolly fleece.2. Resembling wool; of the nature of wool. “My fleece of woolly hair.” Shak.3. Clothed with wool. “Wool...

2445

Woolly-head

Wool″ly–head′ (?), n. A negro.

2446

Woolman

Wool″man (?), n.; pl.Woolmen (�). One who deals in wool.

2447

Woolpack

Wool″pack′ (?), n. A pack or bag of wool weighing two hundred and forty pounds.

2448

Woolsack

Wool″sack′ (?), n. A sack or bag of wool; specifically, the seat of the lord chancellor of England in the House of Lords, being a large, square sack of wool resembling a divan i...

2449

Woolsey

Wool″sey (?), n. [From Wool.] Linsey-woolsey.

2450

Woolstock

Wool″stock′ (?), n. A heavy wooden hammer for milling cloth.

2451

Woolward

Wool″ward (?), adv. [Wool + -ward.] In wool; with woolen raiment next the skin.

2452

Woolward-going

Wool″ward–go′ing (?), n. A wearing of woolen clothes next the skin as a matter of penance.Their... woolward-going, and rising at midnight. Tyndale.

2453

Woon

Woon (?), n. Dwelling. See Wone.

2454

Woorali

Woo″ra‐li (?), n. Same as Curare.

2455

Woosy

Woos″y (?), a. Oozy; wet. Drayton.

2456

Wootz

Wootz (wo͞ots), n. [Perhaps a corruption of Canarese ukku steel.] A species of steel imported from the East Indies, valued for making edge tools; Indian steel. It has in combina...

2457

Wooyen

Woo″yen (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Yuen.