| 单词 | woollen |
| 释义 | woollen adjective UK(USusuallywoolen)uk/ˈwʊl.ən/us/ˈwʊl.ən/made ofwool: 羊毛制成的a woollenscarf羊毛围巾 Textiles: describing words
Examplesofwoollenwoollen The railways played a role in deciding which regions would specialize inwoollenweaving. From theCambridge English Corpus It is, first, a polemical discourse that trumpets the advantages of the worsteds or ' stuffs ' over traditional woollens. From theCambridge English Corpus A string stretched before the fireplace displayed 'a quantity of blackwoollenstockings, almost footless for want of repair'. From theCambridge English Corpus So had a notion that the production of worsteds was less exploitative than woollens, whose workforce was dependent on wealthy putting-out clothiers. From theCambridge English Corpus All three were known as manufacturers ofwoollentextiles. From theCambridge English Corpus It is clear that, about 1920s, cotton as winter-wear was on the way to extinction, replaced bywoollengarments. From theCambridge English Corpus At the same time, imported better-qualitywoollengarments altered tastes and introduced new standards. From theCambridge English Corpus The remainingwoollencompanies either disappeared or merged with others into larger modern joint-stock companies in the 1860s and 1870s. From theCambridge English Corpus Of the major wool-using sectors, neither carpets, nor shawls, nor the better quality blankets orwoollengarments, could utilize the common wool of the plains. From theCambridge English Corpus The decade, however, also witnessed a certain polarization withinwoollenmanufactures. From theCambridge English Corpus Ulnage was an official measurement of inspection for quality ofwoollencloth. From theCambridge English Corpus In 1826 these included the trades of wheelwright, brush-maker, clothier, slopseller, pawnbroker, joiner, coal-merchant andwoollen-draper. From theCambridge English Corpus The only other occupations employing more than three married women in a thousand were laundry work, innkeeping, the grocery trade, dressmaking and thewoollentextile industry. From theCambridge English Corpus However, it is possible that the requirement of subsidiary employment per loom was greater in wool than in cotton, sincewoollenyarn was still largely handspun. From theCambridge English Corpus Pamphleteers opposed their supposed penchant for calico which was assumed to have had a deleterious effect on certain branches of the textile industry, particularly the sale of woollens. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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