He wore woolen mittens. From LearnThat.org.
A woolen sweater. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He cut the half-woven woolen from the loom and threw the mingled mass of cloth and yarn in a pile in a corner of the room. From Wordnik.com. [The Blue Cat of Castle Town] Reference
In our own Kangra mission we started to produce teazel, which is that spiky plant used in woolen mills for "teazing" woolen cloth. From Wordnik.com. [India Today] Reference
Adventurers "to carry on trade in English woolen cloth, or sent John. From Wordnik.com. [A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.] Reference
Bleaching powder cannot be used in bleaching animal fibers such as woolen and silk fabrics. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
Wear a woolen dress and your husband white flannels. From Wordnik.com. [Armour's Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913 A Monthly Magazine of Household Interest] Reference
Putting on his woolen mittens, he picked up the gaff. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
Madge and Phyllis each wore a close fitting, warm woolen dress. From Wordnik.com. [Madge Morton's Victory] Reference
= Port Philip wool is suitable for either worsted or woolen yarns. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
The bags of wool ultimately find their way to the woolen mill or sampling house. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
She fussed over him, too, layering on extra sweaters and a woolen scarf to keep him warm. From Wordnik.com. [‘A Handbook to Luck’] Reference
An entertainment should be provided, and any article of woolen would be appropriate as a gift. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
Tom and Rafe were there comfortably getting into thick woolen socks and big lumbermen's boots. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
He was in a long woolen coat, fashionably cuffed trousers, and a smart-looking high-waist silk vest. From Wordnik.com. [The Unnatural History of Brown's Island] Reference
They stood there, fists on hips and grey woolen tunics splayed from their pale breastbones like dressed bream. From Wordnik.com. [Confederates] Reference
My hands were warm, covered by Betty's woolen mittens, and sunk deep into fur-lined pockets of Betty's mink. From Wordnik.com. [Hat Shop Girls] Reference
While dry, lay it down upon a varnished table or dry woolen cloth, and rub it briskly with a piece of India rubber. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
The word Sufi is derived from the old Arabic word for the uncomfortable woolen garments once worn by ascetic mystics. From Wordnik.com. [The Real Sufism] Reference
This is an excellent mixture for cleaning soiled black cashmere and woolen dresses, coat collars and black felt hats. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
Besides, so many of us spend most of our time in steam-heated homes or offices that woolen garments keep one too warm. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture] Reference
"Yes, dear, yes;" folding the soft woolen cover still more closely round the child, Anna placed her in a sheltered spot. From Wordnik.com. [Peak's Island A Romance of Buccaneer Days] Reference
I could feel it dripping down the sides of my chest under my blouse, and felt a dripping sensation under my woolen skirt. From Wordnik.com. [Powdered Sugar on Bare Skin] Reference
Rich Oriental colors in woolen and silk brocades are mostly used, and the trimmings are cord and tassels or heavy fringe. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
He had pulled off his boots and was tramping up and down the carpeted floor in his thick woolen socks, humming to himself. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
Many woolen goods, such as light-colored, heavy sacques, nubias, etc., may be washed in cold suds and rinsed in cold water. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
To produce yarn of the woolen type a set of machinery entirely different from that used in worsted manufacture is necessary. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
He and Lieut. Kinnison at once flooded the floor, seized a woolen cloth which happened to be near, and wetted down the boxes of. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Gatling Gun Detachment] Reference
They are used in the production of low and medium tweeds -- fancy woolen cloths not requiring small yarns or milling qualities. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
The methods by which worsted is formed render it capable of sustaining more tension in proportion to its size than the pure woolen yarn. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
It produces a good yarn, and is very often used in the fancy woolen trade and in fabrics that require to be finished in the natural color. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
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