woolstuff

noun

woolstuff

noun

Etymology From wool + stuff.

1

Archaic Woolen cloth or fabric.

  • The wealth of a fisherwoman consists in the number of her petticoats, of flannel or a mixed cotton and woolstuff, and the more she wears at once the better she is thought to be dressed.1891, George Hitchcock, “The Picturesque Quality of Holland”, in Scribner's Magazine, page 627:

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