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O.E. wull, from P.Gmc. *wulno (cf. O.N. ull, O.Fris. wolle, M.Du. wolle, Du. wol, O.H.G. wolla, Ger. wolle, Goth. wulla), from PIE *wlna (cf. Skt. urna; Avestan varena; Gk. lenos "wool;" L. lana "wool," vellus "fleece;" O.C.S. vluna, Rus. vulna, Lith. vilna "wool;" M.Ir. olann, Welsh gwlan "wool"). Woolen (British woollen) is O.E. wullen. Fig. expression pull the wool over (someone's) eyes is recorded from 1839, Amer.Eng.