Etymology

woolly

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Today it means: Made of wool. Full definition →

Middle English wolly
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woolly · adjective, noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromwolly
  2. English todaywoolly

From Middle English wolly, equivalent to wool + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wullich (“woolly”), Dutch wollig (“woolly”), German wollig (“woolly”), Swedish ullig (“woolly”).

woolly · noun2

From woolly back.

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