woolsack

/ˈwʊlsæk/

Definition

Definition of woolsack - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

wool container

Rare

bag or bale filled with wool

Rare

The farmer loaded the woolsack onto the cart.

government

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the traditional seat of the British Lord Chancellor

Rare

The Lord Chancellor took his place on the woolsack.

geology

TECH.

geological term for corestone

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The geologist examined the woolsack in the field.

geological formation

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bag or bale filled with wool
the traditional seat of the British Lord Chancellor
geological term for corestone

Origin of woolsack

English, wool (fiber) + sack (bag)

Examples of woolsack in a sentence

The woolsack was heavy and cumbersome.
Tradition dictates the use of the woolsack.
The woolsack symbolizes authority in the chamber.
The woolsack formations were prominent in the rocky landscape.
Researchers studied the woolsack to understand erosion patterns.

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French:sac de laine, woolsack, ...
German:Wollsack, Lordkanzlersitz, ...
Italian:sacco di lana, cuscino di lana, ...
Spanish:saco de lana, sillón de lana, ...
Portuguese:woolsack, núcleo rochoso, ...
Chinese:羊毛袋, 议会座位, ...
Japanese:ウールサック, コアストーン, ...
Arabic:كيس صوف, وولساك, ...
Hebrew:שַׂק צֶמֶר, כִּרִית הַצֶּמֶר, ...
Russian:мешок с шерстью, коровой камень, ...
Ukrainian:мішок з вовною, вулсак, ...
Hindi:ऊन की गठरी, वूलसैक, ...
Bengali:উলস্যাক, লর্ড চ্যান্সেলরের আসন, ...
Catalan:sac de llana, nucli de roca, ...
Czech:pytel s vlnou, tradiční sedadlo lorda kancléře, ...
Danish:uldsæk, kernesten, ...
Dutch:wolzak, woolsack, ...
Greek:σάκος μαλλιού, woolsack, ...
Hungarian:gyapjúzsák, woolsack, ...
Khmer:បាវរោមចៀម, កៅអីវូលសាក់, ...
Korean:양모 자루, ...
Persian:کیسه پشم, صندلی سنتی, ...
Polish:worek z wełną, wełniany puf Lorda Kanclerza, ...
Portuguese (BR):saco de lã, assento do Lord Chancellor, ...
Romanian:sac de lână, corestone, ...
Swedish:ullsäck, lordkanslerns säte, ...
Thai:ถุงขนแกะ, ที่นั่งขนแกะ, ...
Turkish:yün çuvalı, yün çuval, ...
Vietnamese:bao len, ghế lông cừu, ...

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