early 15c., "piece of cloth of full size," as opposed to a piece cut out for a garment; figurative sense first attested 1570s.
who
whoa
whodunit
whoever
whole
whole cloth
whole nine yards
wholehearted
wholeness
wholesale
wholesome
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