underwool

underwool

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
English wool
English underwool

    From under- + wool.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    underwool (countable and uncountable, plural underwools)

    1. The short, wooly underfur of certain animals, especially sheep.
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