long-wool

Thân thiện

The farmer shears the long-wool sheep in the spring.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having relatively long wool: Used specifically to describe sheep that possess wool of notably greater length than average.

Usage

• Adjective:
  • This term is used attributively to classify or describe a type of sheep based on the characteristic length of its fleece.
  • It is a compound adjective, typically hyphenated, that functions as a single descriptor.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The farmer breeds long-wool sheep for their high-quality fleece.
  • Long-wool breeds, like the Lincoln, are prized in the textile industry.

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in agricultural, husbandry, and textile contexts to categorize sheep breeds.
• It can function as part of a noun phrase (e.g., "long-wool breed," "long-wool fleece") but the core adjective itself remains "long-wool."

Variants and Related Words

• Longwool (noun, often one word): A breed of sheep characterized by long wool.
  • The Leicester Longwool is a popular breed.
• Long-wooled (adjective): An alternative, less common spelling with the same meaning.
• Fine-wool (adjective): Describing sheep with wool of high fineness, not necessarily length.
• Short-wool (adjective): Describing sheep with relatively short wool.

Synonyms

• Long-fleeced (adjective): Having a long fleece. (Note: This is a near-synonym but "long-wool" is the more standard technical term.)

Notes

• "Long-wool" is a specific compound adjective. Do not confuse it with the separate words "long" and "wool" used independently.
• There are no specific idioms or phrasal verbs associated with this technical adjective.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of sheep) having relatively long wool

Từ đồng nghĩa

• long-wooled