woolsack
Lords' traditional perch
A woolsack is a large bag stuffed with wool.
In the British House of Lords, the Woolsack is the seat of the Lord Chancellor—traditionally a large red cushion stuffed with wool, symbolizing England's historic wool trade.
By extension, the woolsack refers to the office of Lord Chancellor itself: He rose to the woolsack in 1987.
Chief British judicial officer
- House of LordsBritain's senior parliamentary body
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- peersThose of equal status
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
bench · chamber · session · debate · ceremony · presiding · seat · Commons
Wool still on sheep
- baleBound mass of material
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- cushionStuffed fabric for comfort
- paddingMaterial for cushioning
fabric · woven · fibers · sheep · shearing · carding · spinning · yarn
Formal event marking occasions
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- historyRecord of past events
- legacyWhat's passed down
pageantry · antiquity · custom · continuity · preservation · regalia · symbolism · medieval
Cemented grain sediment
- boulderLarge weathered stone
- outcropSurfacing native stone
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- erosionGradual wearing away
tor · bedrock · landform · geomorphology · monolith · sedimentary · Stonehenge · megalith
Lord Chancellor
Chief British judicial officer
- House of LordsBritain's senior parliamentary body
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- peersThose of equal status
legislation · bench · chamber · session · debate · ceremony · presiding · seat · Commons · bill
fleece
Wool still on sheep
padding · fabric · woven · fibers · sheep · shearing · carding · spinning · yarn · textile
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
legacy · pageantry · antiquity · custom · continuity · preservation · regalia · symbolism · medieval · British
sandstone
Cemented grain sediment
- boulderLarge weathered stone
- outcropSurfacing native stone
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
erosion · tor · bedrock · landform · geomorphology · monolith · sedimentary · Stonehenge · megalith
- UK PoliticsHouse of Commons, House of Lords, MP, Tory, Downing Street
- parliamentparliament, bills, votes, vote, debate
- WestminsterBig Ben, House of Commons, House of Lords, Westminster Abbey, Palace of Westminster
woolsackthrone
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
cloth of gold · ermine robes · crown jewels · scepter · orb
woolsackthrone
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
royal throne · judgment seat · bench · backbench · dispatch box