Talk:wool

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Isn't the hair of the sheep itself called wool too? Polyglot 05:42 Jun 18, 2003 (UTC)

I'd say so. Bluelion 05:46 Jun 18, 2003 (UTC)

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wool

Latest comment: 11 years ago8 comments5 people in discussion

Rfv-sense: Adjective. Is this actually an adjective (like woolen) or simply attributive use of the noun? --EncycloPetey (talk) 07:00, 5 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

How the hell can you tell? —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 07:47, 5 January 2013 (UTC)Reply
My assumption would be that if we can find no differences from attributive use, then it's merely a noun. Like you, I have no clue how we'd go about looking for such a thing in this instance, but someone else may have an epiphany. --EncycloPetey (talk) 07:54, 5 January 2013 (UTC)Reply
Wiktionary:English_adjectives#Words_that_are_also_nouns suggests that "plastic" (made of the material) is not a true adjective, but our entry has it. Equinox ◑ 07:52, 5 January 2013 (UTC)Reply
That doesn't mean that we should have it, however, but thanks for providing some broadening information. --EncycloPetey (talk) 07:54, 5 January 2013 (UTC)Reply
... and the plastic example differs because there really is an adjective "plastic" with a different meaning. Dbfirs 10:36, 5 January 2013 (UTC)Reply
Comparative and graded use would be the only was to tell, I think. DCDuring TALK 00:36, 2 August 2013 (UTC)Reply


Derogatory Scouser sense

Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I watched the recent TV series ‘Life’, set in a fictional Liverpool prison, and Sean Bean’s character, who speaks in Sean’s natural Yorkshire accent, gets called a ‘wool’ by a Scouse prisoner. As Yorkshire isn’t in the immediate vicinity of Liverpool, perhaps we’ve excessively limited the definition here? Could ‘wool’ or ‘woolyback’ be used more generally to describe someone from outside Liverpool, rather than just nearby parts of Lancashire, Cheshire and Merseyside (or has the screenwriter got this wrong)?Overlordnat1 (talk) 00:42, 9 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

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