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

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

From The Main Chance by Nicholson, Meredith

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

The leaves are furrowed along the course of the veins, and convex between them, slightly downy and of a greyish green on the upper side; clothed with snowy woolliness beneath.

From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 by Linn?, Carl von