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the soft hair that covers the body of sheep and some other animals （羊等的）绒，毛 Sheep were kept for their wool and meat. 养羊是为了获取羊毛和肉。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
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long, thick thread made from animal’s wool, used for knitting (= making clothing with wool using two long needles or a machine) 毛线；绒线 
a ball of wool 一团毛线 I bought knitting wool for a cardigan. 我买了毛线做开衫。 She’s knitting a jumper in pure wool. 她正在用纯羊毛编织套头衫。 She spun wool by hand to weave into clothing. 她手纺羊毛来织衣服。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
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- ball
- skein
- produce
- spin
- card
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- merchant
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cloth made from animal’s wool, used for making clothes, etc. 毛料；毛织物 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
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see also cotton wool, dyed in the wool, lambswool, steel wool
Word OriginOld English wull, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wol and German Wolle, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lana ‘wool’, vellus ‘fleece’.
Idioms
pull the wool over somebody’s eyes
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to hide your real actions or intentions from somebody by making them believe something that is not true 蒙蔽某人；欺骗某人