olann, f. (gs. olla, npl. ~a, gpl. ~).Wool. 1. ~ chíortha, chardála, combing, carding, wool. ~ chadáis, cotton-wool. ~ bhriste, waste wool. ~ gabhair, goat’s wool. Is doiligh ~ a bhaint de ghabhar, it is hard to get blood out of a stone. Is mó an torann ná an ~ (mar a dúirt an chaora leis an ngabhar a bhí á lomadh), much cry and little wool (as the sheep said of the goat being shorn). Is furasta an ~ a bhaint de, he is an easy mark. S.a. bog21(d).2. Woolly hair, mop of hair. 3. ~ chruach, steel wool. 4. (gs. as a.) Woollen. Éadach, snáth, muileann, olla, woollen cloth, yarn, mill. 5. Alg:~ dhearg, polysiphonia.