Wool
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| - | '''Wool''' is the [[textile]] [[fiber]] obtained from [[domestic sheep|sheep]] and certain other animals, including [[Cashmere wool|cashmere]] from [[cashmere goat|goats]], [[mohair]] from goats, [[qiviut]] from [[muskox]]en, [[vicuña]], [[alpaca]], and [[camel]] from animals in the camel family, and [[Angora wool|angora]] from [[Angora rabbit|rabbits]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} | + | '''Wool''' is the [[textile]] [[fiber]] obtained from [[domestic sheep|sheep]] and certain other animals, including [[Cashmere wool|cashmere]] from [[cashmere goat|goats]], [[mohair]] from goats, [[qiviut]] from [[muskox]]en, [[vicuña]], [[alpaca]], and [[camel]] from animals in the camel family, and [[Angora wool|angora]] from [[Angora rabbit|rabbits]]. |
| Wool has several qualities that distinguish it from hair or fur: it is [[crimp (wool)|crimped]], it is [[Elasticity (physics)|elastic]], and it grows in [[staple (wool)|staples]] (clusters). | Wool has several qualities that distinguish it from hair or fur: it is [[crimp (wool)|crimped]], it is [[Elasticity (physics)|elastic]], and it grows in [[staple (wool)|staples]] (clusters). | ||
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Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and certain other animals, including cashmere from goats, mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, vicuña, alpaca, and camel from animals in the camel family, and angora from rabbits.
Wool has several qualities that distinguish it from hair or fur: it is crimped, it is elastic, and it grows in staples (clusters).
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