woolwear en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌwʊlˈwɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌwʊlˈwɛɹ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From wool + -wear.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Clothing made out of wool.
And so one may re-read 'Epithalamion', observing that to put off bleached linen and woven woolwear and twiny boots is (even if comic) to shuffle off this mortal coil[…]
1973, Winifred Nowottny -, Hopkins's Language of Prayer & Praise, page 9:The label has often collaborated with other designers, like Australian shoemaker Teva and American woolwear veteran Pendleton.
2018 April 1, Cristian Bonetto, Lonely Planet Pocket Copenhagen, →ISBN, page 81:If you are clad in soft, warm, absorbent woolwear designed for treedom of action there will be no discomfort to mar your thrill when you bag the buck of the season.
1929, Forest and Outdoors, volume 29, page 552: