Word Net

wooly adj

1 having a fluffy character or appearance [syn: flocculent, woolly]

2 confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" [syn: addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded]

3 covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs" [syn: woolly]

English

Alternative spellings

• woolly qualifier British

Etymology 1

From wool.

Adjective

1. Made of wool.
2. Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.

   wooly hair

3. Of thinking, principles, etc, based on emotion rather than logic.

   That's the sort of wooly thinking that causes wars to start.

Related terms

• wooly-minded qualifier US, woolly-minded qualifier British

Etymology 2

From woolyback.

Noun

1. In the context of "Liverpudlian|pejorative": Someone not born in Liverpool (especially from the towns of Wigan, St Helen's, Widnes, Warrington and Runcorn).

Woolworth's, Woolworths or Woolworth may refer to one of several companies:

The original American F.W. Woolworth Company and related businesses:

• F. W. Woolworth Company was the original USA based chain of five and dime stores.
  • Foot Locker, the current name of the company after its change in focus to athletic clothing.
  • Woolworths Group PLC is the owner of the Woolworths chain of high street shops in the UK (originally part of the F.W. Woolworth company, but separate since 1982).
  • Woolworth GmbH is the owner of the Woolworths chain of high street shops in Germany & Austria (originally part of the F.W. Woolworth company, but separate since 1998).
  • Woolworths (Cyprus), originally part of F.W. Woolworth, sold off in 1985 and subsequently split (no longer retailing under Woolworths name)

The Australian Woolworths Limited and its related businesses:

• Woolworths Limited is the largest retail company in Australia and New Zealand. Although named after the F.W. Woolworth Company (above), it has no other connection with its U.S. namesake.
  • Woolworths (supermarkets) also refers to the chain of supermarkets in Australia owned by Woolworths Limited.
  • Woolworths Supermarkets (New Zealand) is a New Zealand supermarket chain fascia, originally spun off from the Australian Woolworths Limited, and now under their ownership again.

Overview:

• [http://brands/modules.php?op=modload&name=Infotree&file=show&action=view&entry=4646&back=0 Woolworths Overview - PDF]

Other businesses named Woolworths:

• Woolworths (South Africa), one of the larger South African retail chain stores affiliated to Marks and Spencer in the United Kingdom.

See also:

• Woolworth, Mississippi is a ghosttown in rural Lincoln County.
• Woolworth Building former headquarters of F.W. Woolworth and world's tallest building 1913 to 1929
• Franklin Winfield Woolworth founder of the company that bore his name
• Greensboro sit-ins, civil rights event begun February 1, 1960 at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina