wool

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wool /w'ʊl/ (wools)
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Wool is the hair that grows on sheep and on some other animals.
2 [N-MASS]
Wool is a material made from animal's wool that is used to make things such as clothes, blankets, and carpets.
...a wool overcoat...
The carpets are made in wool and nylon.
3
see also cotton wool, steel wool,
4 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you say that someone is pulling the wool over your eyes, you mean that they are trying to deceive you, in order to have an advantage over you.
Stop trying to pull the wool over my eyes! What were you two fighting about just now?cot|ton wool
[N-UNCOUNT]
Cotton wool is a soft mass of cotton, used especially for applying liquids or creams to your skin. (BRIT; in AM, use cotton)steel wool
[N-UNCOUNT]
Steel wool is a mass of fine steel threads twisted together into a small ball and used for cleaning hard surfaces or removing paint.wire wool
[N-UNCOUNT]
Wire wool consists of very thin pieces of wire twisted together, often in the form of small pads. These are used to clean wooden and metal objects. (BRIT; in AM, use steel wool)
= steel wool

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