woolen, woollen (wulen)

and n. [ On a poure beggar put a scherte, And wollen wedys that warm will last. Holy Rood (E. E. T. S.), p. 214. 2. Of or pertaining to wool: as, woolen manufactures.-3. Clad in the rough, homespun serges of former times, as opposed to the silk, velvet, and fine linen of the wealthier cla es; hence, coarse; boorish; rustic; vulgar. Woollen va als, things created To buy and sell with groats. Shak ., Cor., iii. 2. 9. Woolen-back satin, satin of which the back is composed of linsey-woolsey: it is durable and not liable to crease. Dict. of Needlework . - Woolen plush, a plush with a woolen pile.- Woolen velvet, a general name for a woolen cloth with velvet texture. See astrakhan , beaver1 , Utrecht velvet (under velvet ), and velvet . II. n. Cloth made of wool, or chiefly of wool: an abbreviation of woolen cloth. I could not endure a husband with a beard on his face: I had rather lie in the woollen . Shak., Much Ado, ii. 1. 33. The pre-existence under concrete forms of the woollens , silks, and cottons we wear, we can trace some distance back. H. Spencer , First Principles, § 93.