wool
• noun 1 the fine soft curly or wavy hair forming the coat of a sheep, goat, or similar animal, especially when shorn and made into cloth or yarn. 2 a metal or mineral made into a mass of fine fibres. — PHRASES pull the wool over someone’s eyes deceive someone. — ORIGIN Old English.
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