- 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. - Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled. - A sort of pubescence, or a clothing of dense, curling hairs
on the surface of certain plants.