"woolgathering" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-us-woolgathering.oga [US] Forms: woolgatherings [plural]
Etymology: wool + gathering Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wool|gathering}} wool + gathering Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} woolgathering (usually uncountable, plural woolgatherings)
  1. The gathering of fragments of wool torn from sheep by bushes, etc. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-woolgathering-en-noun-S~2rUy7Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. Indulgence in idle fancies or daydreams. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (Indulgence in daydreams): заплеснатост (zaplesnatost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), haaveilu (Finnish), unelmointi (Finnish), uneksinta (Finnish), Tagträumerei [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-woolgathering-en-noun-cbrEp6~T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'Indulgence in daydreams': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wool-gathering Derived forms: woolgather Related terms: wool-gather

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