Definition of "steel wool" []

• Fine fibers of steel matted or woven together to form an abrasive for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing. (noun)

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• "Carefully working stripper-soaked steel wool carefully along the grain of the wood, she wrinkled her nose at the smell."