Advertisement
Advertisement
fleece
[ flees ]
noun
- the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
- the wool shorn from a sheep at one shearing.
- something resembling a fleece:
a fleece of clouds in a blue sky.
- a fabric with a soft, silky pile, used for warmth, as for lining garments.
- the soft nap or pile of such a fabric.
verb (used with object)
- to deprive of money or belongings by fraud, hoax, or the like; swindle:
He fleeced the stranger of several dollars.
- to remove the fleece of (a sheep).
- to overspread, as with a fleece; fleck with fleecelike masses:
a host of clouds fleecing the summer sky.
fleece
/ fliːs /
noun
- the coat of wool that covers the body of a sheep or similar animal and consists of a mass of crinkly hairs
- the wool removed from a single sheep
- something resembling a fleece in texture or warmth
- sheepskin or a fabric with soft pile, used as a lining for coats, etc
- a warm polyester fabric with a brushed nap, used for outdoor garments
- a jacket or top made from such a fabric
verb
- to defraud or charge exorbitantly; swindle
- another term for shear
Discover More
Other Words From
- fleecea·ble adjective
- fleeceless adjective
- fleecelike adjective
- fleecer noun
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of fleece1
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of fleece1
Discover More
Example Sentences
I lie and nod my head yes while wiping the tears on my gray fleece sleeve.
But rather than receive practical assistance from the WWP, he got a branded fleece beanie.
They could be pajama bottoms, sweats, fleece kind of things.
He tweeted this picture of himself giving Harry a 'royal fleece'.
But he soon discovers that his newfound clout came with a fleece attached.
Watch took charge of it at once, pressing his warm body against the frosty fleece, and licking its face and feet to warm them.
Dealers in wool, acting as selling agents for owners, and buying agents for fleece merchants of Berry.
Then he shoved the weapon into Denton's hand, and hurried him over the shingle with the remark, 'Now chuck off the fleece, Peter.
In the sheep, it may be returned in its fleece, its carcass, or its progeny; and in the swine only by its progeny and flesh.
Fig. 20 is a spirited cut of a variety of the Merino without dewlap, and with a long and somewhat open fleece.
Advertisement
Discover More
Related Words
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse