woolgathering en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From wool + gathering.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The gathering of fragments of wool torn from sheep by bushes, etc.
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(uncountable, usually) Indulgence in idle fancies or daydreams.
[while fishing] Alone with my tin of bait and my wool-gatherings, I was in a world of my own, localized and satisfying as such world always are.
1938, Siegfried Sassoon, The Old Century and seven more years, London: Faber, page 109 (1968 edition):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| woolgatherings | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| wool-gathering | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (7)
bg заплеснатост (Indulgence in daydreams) · fi uneksinta (Indulgence in daydreams) · pl bujanie w obłokach (Indulgence in daydreams) · fi unelmointi (Indulgence in daydreams) · eo novali (Indulgence in daydreams) · de Tagträumerei (Indulgence in daydreams) · fi haaveilu (Indulgence in daydreams)