Meaning & use
oose
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A Scots dialect word for fluff, fuzz, or lint, such as the dust that collects from fabric or wool.
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She pulled a clump of oose out of the tumble dryer's filter.
His old wool jumper left oose all over the sofa cushions.
A note on using this word
Oose comes from the older Scots word "oo," meaning wool, and survives mainly in Scottish and northern English dialect.
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