steel wool

Noun

countable uncountable

Fine strips or threads of steel, usually formed into pads or balls and used as an abrasive.

Japanese Meaning

研磨材として使用される、細い鋼線を束ねたパッドやボール状の素材 / 掃除や表面の研磨に用いられる、鋼線から作られる細かい繊維状の製品

She gently scrubbed the cast-iron skillet with steel wool until the stubborn residue came off.

彼女は頑固なこびりつきを取り除くために、鋳鉄のスキレットを金属たわしで優しくこすった。

Sense（1）

Fine strips or threads of steel, usually formed into pads or balls and used as an abrasive.

Don't use the steel wool on this pan; you'll strip off the Teflon coating.

steel wools

（ plural ）