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wool

 
 
/wʊl/ noun [U]

Translation

SHEEP the soft, thick hair on a sheep
yün
507
MATERIAL thick thread or material that is made from the hair of a sheep
yün, yünlü
a wool suit a ball of wool → See also cotton wool2426
(Definition of wool noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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