virgin wool
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- noun
- /ˈvɜrdʒɪn wʊl/
- Specialized
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lana virgen
- You can tell the quality of the sweater by its softness; it is made from pure virgin wool.
- a virgin wool blanket
Examples
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And I'm still virgin wool!
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She put on a virgin wool sweater, her body rejected it.
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Their blankets are 100% virgin wool and machine washable.
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Fishermen's Wool is 100% undyed, virgin wool with natural lanolin oil.
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The artisan crafted a beautiful rug using only virgin wool sourced from the sheep's first shearing.
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Their blankets are made from 100% virgin wool, ensuring warmth and comfort without any processing.
Synonyms
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Soft thick hair from sheep or similar animals used to make warm cloth
Hair from sheep that has not been cleaned or treated
How New
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'wool that has not been previously processed or used' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'virgin' (unused/unprocessed) with 'wool' (sheep fiber). This adjective+material composition is common in English and other languages (e.g., 'virgin plastic,' 'virgin olive oil'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Virgin wool comes from the idea that virgin means 'new' and untouched and wool is the sheep's fleece, so imagine soft wool just taken from a sheep that has never been spun or used. That's why it means wool that has not been processed or worn before and is very pure and soft.