grease wool

grease wool

[′grēs‚wu̇l]
(textiles)
Raw wool as shorn form the sheep, containing original natural oils.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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