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WIRE WOOL

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• WIRE WOOL (noun)
The noun WIRE WOOL has 1 sense:

1. a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive

Familiarity information: WIRE WOOL used as a noun is very rare.

• WIRE WOOL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

steel wool; wire wool

Hypernyms ("wire wool" is a kind of...):

abradant; abrasive; abrasive material (a substance that abrades or wears down)

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(Dutch proverb)

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