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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

woolgathering
    adj 1: dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment" [syn:
           dreamy, moony, woolgathering]
    n 1: an idle indulgence in fantasy

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Woolgathering \Wool"gath`er*ing\, a.
   Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination;
   roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Woolgathering \Wool"gath`er*ing\, n.
   Indulgence in idle imagination; a foolish or useless pursuit
   or design.
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         His wits were a woolgathering, as they say. --Burton.
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Thesaurus Results for Woolgathering:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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