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| baize |
a woolen cloth similar to felt, usu. green and mainly used to cover billiard tables. |
| bluebonnet |
a broad blue woolen hat, formerly worn in Scotland. [1/3 definitions] |
| Cheviot |
(l.c.) a woolen fabric of a coarse twill weave, usu. used for coats and suits. [1/2 definitions] |
| chinchilla |
a heavy, napped, woolen fabric. [1/4 definitions] |
| duffel |
a heavy woolen cloth with a thick nap. [1/2 definitions] |
| fuller's earth |
a very absorbent clay used esp. in fulling woolen cloth and also as a filter, dusting powder, catalyst, and the like. |
| Harris Tweed |
trademark for a hand-woven woolen tweed made in the Outer Hebrides islands of Scotland. |
| homespun |
a plain, usu. woolen cloth made at home or of yarn spun at home. [1/4 definitions] |
| kersey |
a coarse, heavy, often ribbed woolen fabric, formerly used for hosiery and work clothes. [1/2 definitions] |
| loden |
a thick, fulled, waterproof woolen fabric, usu. olive green and used for coats. |
| pallium |
a white, woolen band worn across the shoulders by the pope, and sometimes by archbishops and bishops. [1/3 definitions] |
| swansdown |
a thick soft woolen fabric with a fine weave. [1/2 definitions] |
| tartan1 |
woolen plaid cloth woven in a design of straight lines of varying widths and different colors that cross at right angles, worn esp. by clans of Scottish Highlanders. [1/3 definitions] |
| tweed |
a coarse, rugged woolen cloth woven in a twill pattern, used esp. for coats and suits. [1/2 definitions] |
| wool |
made wholly or partly of wool; woolen. [1/5 definitions] |
| woolly |
(usu. pl.; informal) woolen or other heavy undergarments. [1/5 definitions] |
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