οὖλος

A. woolly, of thick, fleecy wool, τάπητες Il. 16.224; χλαῖναι Od. 4.50,299, etc.; χλανίδες Hermipp. 47.1 (anap.); οὔλη λάχνη Il. 10.134; χιτὼν οὔλων ἐρίων Ar. Ra. 1067; εἱμάτιον IG 5(1).1390.21 (Andania, i B. C.); οὖλαι κόμαι crisp, close-curling hair, Od. 6.231, 23.158, cf. Luc. Im. 5; βόστρυχος οὖλος AP 6.201 (Marc. Arg.); οὐλότατον τρίχωμα, of the crisp, woolly hair of the negro, Hdt. 7.70; also of persons, οὖλος ἐθείραις Ἕσπερος Call. Del. 302; σελίνων οὐλοτέρη, of a girl, AP 5.120 (Phld.); τοῖς τριχώμασιν οὖλοι D.S. 3.8; of sheep, αἱ οὖλαι Arist. HA 596b6; ὥσπερ σέλινον οὖλα τὰ σκέλη φορεῖν Com.Adesp. 208.

2. of plants, twisted, twined, curly, crinkled, ἴων κορωνίδες οὖλαι Stesich. 29; οὔλης . . σκολιὸν πλέγμα . , . ἕλικος, of the vine, Simon. 183. 2; σέλινον Hp. Mul. 2.181; φύλλον Thphr. HP 9.4.3; θρίδακες AP 9.412 (Phld.): neut. pl. as Adv., of smoke, curling, οὖλα κυλινδόμενον Call. Fr. 1.41P.

3. of wood, compact, tough, close-grained, Thphr. HP 3.11.1,4.2.7, 5.3.7, Ph. Bel. 66.51; ξύλα οὔλας ἔχοντα συστροφάς Thphr. HP 5.5.1; δένδρον ‐ότερον τῇ ὄψει ib.3.9.6; οὖ. ὄστρακον tough, Babr. 115.10: hence metaph., like πυκνός, of speech, compact, concise, οὖλα καὶ πυκνὰ καὶ συνεστραμμένα φθεγγομένους Plu. 2.510e; of dancing, rapid, in quick tempo, πόδεσσι οὖλα κατεκροτάλιζον Call. Dian. 247, cf. Jou. 52; of rowing, Id. Epigr. 6.5; and so perh. οὖλον κεκλήγοντες uttering quick (frequent) cries, Il. 17.756,759, cf. Sch. T and Eust.ad loc.; v. οὖλος (C). (Perh. cogn. with εἴλλω 'pack tightly together'.)