all wool and a yard wide

phrase

Of high quality.

“about 1900, O. Henry, The Missing Chord And that was the piano that Uncle Cal had selected; and standing by it was the good, fine, all-wool girl that never let him know it.”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. datedOf high quality.

    about 1900, O. Henry, The Missing Chord And that was the piano that Uncle Cal had selected; and standing by it was the good, fine, all-wool girl that never let him know it.

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APA

all wool and a yard wide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20wool%20and%20a%20yard%20wide

MLA

“all wool and a yard wide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20wool%20and%20a%20yard%20wide. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “all wool and a yard wide,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20wool%20and%20a%20yard%20wide.

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