woolly /wŭlˈi/

1. Made of or consisting of wool
2. Resembling wool in texture or appearance
3. Downy, fleecy
4. Covered or clad in wool or a substance resembling it
5. (of language, thinking or argument) lacking clarity and logic
6. Hazy, not firm, definite or distinct
7. (esp in wild and woolly) having the atmosphere or quality of the Wild West (informal)

1. A woollen garment, esp a knitted sweater, cardigan, etc
2. A sheep, esp before shearing (Aust and US informal)

woollˈiness noun

woolly aphis noun

A plant louse (Eriosoma lanigerum), covered with hair resembling cotton wool, that infests esp apple trees

woollˈyback noun (informal)

1. A sheep
2. An unsophisticated person from out of town (esp Liverpool dialect)

woolly bear noun

1. The hairy caterpillar of a number of moths, including the tiger moths
2. The larva of the carpet beetle

woollˈybutt noun (Aust)

Any of a number of eucalyptus trees, eg Eucalyptus longifolia, with fibrous bark

woollˈy-haired adjective

1. Having thick soft curly hair
2. Woolly-headed

woolly-hand crab noun

The mitten-crab (qv)

woollˈy-headed adjective

1. Having short, crisply-curling hair
2. Woolly-minded

woolly-minˈded adjective

Vague, illogical or muddled in thought

woolly-minˈdedness noun

• felucca
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• female condom
• female condoms
• female genital mutilation
• femaleness
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• females
• female thread
• female threads
• femalities
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