sheepswool sponge

sheepswool sponge
/sheeps"wool'/.
[1880-85]

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  • sheepswool sponge — noun see sheepswool * * * /sheeps wool /. See wool sponge. [1880 85] * * * sheeps|wool «SHEEPS WUL», noun, or sheepswool sponge, a tough, flexible horse sponge found along the coasts of Florida, Honduras, and in the West Indies; wool sponge …   Useful english dictionary

  • sheepswool — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun also sheepswool sponge : wool sponge …   Useful english dictionary

  • wool sponge — noun : a soft fibered durable commercial sponge; especially : a sponge (Hippiospongia lachne) occurring in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean sea, and off the southeastern coast of Florida * * * a commercial sponge, Hippiospongia lachne, of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wool sponge — a commercial sponge, Hippiospongia lachne, of Florida and the West Indies, the surface of which resembles the fleece of a sheep. Also called sheepswool sponge. [1875 80, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • horse sponge — noun : a sponge of the genus Hippiospongia * * * horse sponge, any one of several large, coarse sponges, some of important commercial value, found in the warm waters off Florida and the West Indies, such as the sheepswool, or the honeycomb, found …   Useful english dictionary

  • Badeschwamm — Ein Naturschwamm Als Badeschwamm wird seit alters her das Sponginskelett von Vertretern der Hornkieselschwämme verwendet. Das ist ein maschiges Gerüst von hornigen Fäden, die am lebenden Tier von dessen eigentlichem Weichkörper allseitig umgeben… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Naturschwamm — Ein Naturschwamm Als Badeschwamm wird seit Alters her das Sponginskelett von Vertretern der Hornkieselschwämme verwendet. Das ist ein maschiges Gerüst von hornigen Fäden, die am lebenden Tier von dessen eigentlichem Weichkörper allseitig umgeben… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • sheeps|wool — «SHEEPS WUL», noun, or sheepswool sponge, a tough, flexible horse sponge found along the coasts of Florida, Honduras, and in the West Indies; wool sponge …   Useful english dictionary

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