Wool vs. Silk

Woolnoun

The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.

Woolnoun

A cloth or yarn made from the wool of sheep.

Woolnoun

Anything with a texture like that of wool.

Woolnoun

A fine fiber obtained from the leaves of certain trees, such as firs and pines.

Woolnoun

(obsolete) Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled.

Woolnoun

yarn (including that which is made from synthetic fibers.)

Woolnoun

The soft and curled, or crisped, species of hair which grows on sheep and some other animals, and which in fineness sometimes approaches to fur; - chiefly applied to the fleecy coat of the sheep, which constitutes a most essential material of clothing in all cold and temperate climates.

Woolnoun

Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled.

Woolnoun

A sort of pubescence, or a clothing of dense, curling hairs on the surface of certain plants.

Woolnoun

a fabric made from the hair of sheep

Woolnoun

fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving

Woolnoun

outer coat of especially sheep and yaks

Woolnoun

the fine, soft curly or wavy hair forming the coat of a sheep, goat, or similar animal, especially when shorn and prepared for use in making cloth or yarn

Woolnoun

yarn or textile fibre made from wool

Woolnoun

the soft underfur or down of some mammals

Woolnoun

a metal or mineral made into a mass of fine fibres

Wool

Wool is the textile fibre obtained from sheep and other animals, including cashmere and mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, hide and fur clothing from bison, angora from rabbits, and other types of wool from camelids.Wool consists of protein together with a small percentage of lipids. In this regard it is chemically quite distinct from the more dominant textile, cotton, which is mainly cellulose.

Silknoun

(uncountable) A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).

Silknoun

A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers.

Silknoun

Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize.

Silknoun

The gown worn by a Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel.

Silknoun

(colloquial) A Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel.

Silknoun

A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks.

Silknoun

The garments worn by a jockey displaying the colors of the horse's owner.

Silkverb

(transitive) To remove the silk from (corn).

Silknoun

The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larvæ of Bombyx mori.

Silknoun

Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material.

Silknoun

That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize.

Silknoun

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

Silknoun

fibers from silkworm cocoons provide threads for knitting

Silk

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons.