wool in grease

  • 11wool — woollike, adj. /wool/, n. 1. the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property. 2. fabrics and garments of such wool. 3. yarn …

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  • 12wool oil — noun any oil used to oil wool before spinning • Hypernyms: ↑animal oil * * * noun 1. : any oil used for oiling wool before spinning 2. a. : an oily substance in wool fiber that makes the fiber soft and pliable b. : an oil obtained (as …

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  • 13grease — n. & v. n. 1 oily or fatty matter esp. as a lubricant. 2 the melted fat of a dead animal. 3 oily matter in unprocessed wool. v.tr. smear or lubricate with grease. Phrases and idioms: grease gun a device for pumping grease under pressure to a… …

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  • 14wool wax — noun : wool grease * * * wool wax, = wool fat. (Cf. ↑wool fat) …

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  • 15grease — I. noun Etymology: Middle English grese, from Anglo French gresse, greisse, creisse, from Vulgar Latin *crassia, from Latin crassus fat Date: 13th century 1. a. rendered animal fat b. oily matter c. a thick lubricant 2. wool as it comes from the… …

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  • 16wool grease — noun Date: 1875 a fatty slightly sticky wax coating the surface of the fibers of sheep s wool compare wool fat …

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  • 17wool grease — noun Lanolin. Syn: wool fat, wool wax …

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  • 18wool fat — noun Lanolin. Syn: wool wax, wool grease …

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  • 19wool wax — noun Lanolin. Syn: wool fat, wool grease …

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  • 20grease wool — noun : grease 3 …

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