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==English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|en|woodwool}}
* {{alter|en|wood-wool}}

===Etymology===
From the softness and appearance of the substance as reminiscent of wool.

===Noun===
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[[File:Fijn houtwol, detail - Unknown - 20348271 - RCE.jpg|thumb|alt=Wood wool packing material|Wood wool packing material]]
# Fine [[shaving]]s or [[fiber]]s of [[wood]], used as a [[stuffing]], [[insulating]] or [[packing]] material, as a medical [[dressing]], or combined with [[glue]] or [[cement]] to provide bulk to a building material.
#: {{syn|en|excelsior|q=North America}}
#: {{hyper|en|wool<id:anything with a fibrous texture similar to that of hair of sheep>}}
#: {{cot|en|sawdust|woodchip<alt:woodchips>|woodflour|wood flour|woodmeal|woodshaving<alt:woodshavings>|;|wool<id:hair of sheep or similar ruminant>|;|cotton wool|;|mineral wool}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1990 |title=The Packaging User’s Handbook  |author=Frank A. Paine  |page=576 |ISBN=075140151X |passage='''Wood wool''' has been widely used as a space filler for packaging glassware, pottery, ceramics, etc. }}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2016 |title=Stuffed Animals: A Modern Guide to Taxidermy  |author=Divya Anantharaman; Katie Innamorato  |page= 45|ISBN=158157570X |passage=The only thing you can't make with '''wood wool''' is a head. }}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2017 |title=Details for Passive Houses: Renovation:  |author=IBO Österreichisches Institut für Baubiologie und -ökologie  |page= |ISBN=3035607540 |passage='''Wood wool''' panels are also manufactured as a composite panel with insulating materials (EPS insulating panels, polyurethane insulating panels, mineral wool insulating panels). }}

====Translations====
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* German: {{t+|de|Holzwolle|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|lână de lemn|f}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|träull|c}}
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