Woo"fell (?), n. (Zoöl.) The European blackbird. "The woofell near at
hand that hath a golden bill." Drayton.
Woof"y (?), a. Having a close texture; dense; as, a woofy cloud. J.
Baillie.
Woo`hoo" (?), n. (Zoöl.) The sailfish.
Woo"ing*ly (?), adv. In a wooing manner; enticingly; with
persuasiveness. Shak.
Wook" (wk), obs. imp. of Wake. Woke. Chaucer.
Wool (wl), n. [OE. wolle, wulle, AS. wull; akin to D. wol, OHG. wolla,
G. wolle, Icel. & Sw. ull, Dan. uld, Goth, wulla, Lith. vilna, Russ.
volna, L. vellus, Skr. r wool, v to cover. √146, 287. Cf. Flannel,
Velvet.]
1. The soft and curled, or crisped, species of hair which grows on
sheep and some other animals, and which in fineness sometimes
approaches to fur; — chiefly applied to the fleecy coat of the sheep,
which constitutes a most essential material of clothing in all cold and
temperate climates.
Wool consists essentially of keratin.