What is wool?
What is wool?
- The dense, soft, often curly hair forming the coat of sheep and certain other mammals, such as the goat and alpaca, consisting of cylindrical fibers of keratin covered by minute overlapping scales and much valued as a textile fabric.
- A material or garment made of this hair.
- The furry hair of some insect larvae, such as the caterpillar.
- A filamentous or fibrous covering or substance suggestive of the texture of true wool.