woolliness

Example Sentences

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Yet he shears away the woolliness of twentieth-century welfare capitalism.

From Nature • Oct. 13, 2019

The natural woolliness of Mr. Hearty's voice was emphasised by the dejection of disappointment; but his eyes told of the relief he felt that Alice was no longer to be the topic of conversation.

From Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles by Jenkins, Hebert

As the parts mature, the woolliness usually disappears, except along the midrib and principal veins, which become almost glabrous.

From Handbook of the Trees of New England by Dame, Lorin Low

It would be proof positive of the woolliness of the West.

From The Main Chance by Nicholson, Meredith

It was a grey day with a gentle wind, the sky of a teased pearl woolliness with curious warm tints in it here and there.

From Patsy by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)