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Where does “woolly” come from?

Woolly comes from English woolly back, a term of unknown origin and meaning.

woolly (English): Made of wool; Having a thick, soft texture, as if...

Definitions

  1. Made of wool; Having a thick, soft texture, as if...

Ancestry of “woolly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwolly—

Words derived from “woolly”

  • woolliness
  • woollily
  • woollyish
Every word from Middle English wolly →