woollen

woollen — adjective

1. describes clothing, blankets, or other items produced from the fleece of sheep b

1.形容詞A2
釋義

describes clothing, blankets, or other items produced from the fleece of sheep by knitting or weaving the fibres together.

例句

Tamar wore a thick woollen sweater to keep warm during the mountain hike.

woollen + garment noun (sweater, scarf, coat)

The shop sells woollen blankets made by local artisans in Scotland.

collocation: woollen blanket

同義詞
  • wool

    can be used as an attributive noun before garments (a wool sweater), but wool refers to the raw fibre while woollen refers to the finished textile item

反義詞
  • synthetic

    artificially made, not from natural sheep fleece

  • cotton

    made from plant fibre rather than animal fleece

文法句型

woollen + noun (garment, fabric, or textile item)

用法筆記

American English spells this word <i>woolen</i> (one <i>l</i>). Both spellings refer to items made of wool fibre. The adjective is almost always used before a noun — you would not say <i>This scarf is woollen</i> in natural English; instead say <i>This is a woollen scarf</i>.

常見錯誤

❌She bought a woollen dress made of cotton.
✅She bought a woollen dress made of wool.
💡If an item is made of wool, woollen is correct, not cotton or synthetic.
❌The blanket feels woollen.
✅The blanket is made of woollen fabric.
💡Woollen is attributive (before a noun); use 'made of wool' or 'wool' as a complement.

2. relating to the business of turning raw sheep fleece into fabric, yarn, or finis

2.形容詞B2
釋義

relating to the business of turning raw sheep fleece into fabric, yarn, or finished clothing, or to the companies and people involved in that trade.

例句

The woollen industry employs thousands of workers in this region of England.

collocation: woollen industry

Lan's family ran a woollen company that sold fabric to clothing manufacturers.

collocation: woollen company

同義詞
  • textile

    broader term covering all fabric production, not limited to wool

  • worsted

    a specific type of woollen fabric made from long-staple wool fibres; more technical and narrower

文法句型

woollen + noun (industry, trade, manufacturing)

用法筆記

This sense describes the <b>industry or trade</b>, not the products themselves. For the products (garments, fabric), use sense 1. Distinguish from <i>woollen</i> in sense 1: a <i>woollen mill</i> (sense 2) produces <i>woollen fabric</i> (sense 1).

常見錯誤

❌She bought a woollen sweater from the woollen factory.' (confusing sense 1 and 2)
✅She bought a woollen sweater from a clothing factory that makes woollen products.
💡Use sense 1 for the garment and sense 2 only for the industry or business side.