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fleece

(flēs)

a. The coat of wool of a sheep or similar animal.

b. The yield of wool shorn from a sheep at one time.

2. A soft woolly covering or mass.

a. A soft, warm, lightweight, usually synthetic fabric with a deep pile, used primarily for clothing and blankets.

b. A garment, especially a shirt or jacket, made of such fabric.

tr.v. fleeced, fleec·ing, fleec·es

1. To defraud of money or property; swindle.

2. To shear the fleece from.

3. To cover with a fleece or similar covering.

[Middle English fles, from Old English flēos.]

fleec′er n.

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fleece

(fliːs)

1. (Agriculture) the coat of wool that covers the body of a sheep or similar animal and consists of a mass of crinkly hairs

2. (Agriculture) the wool removed from a single sheep

3. something resembling a fleece in texture or warmth

4. (Textiles) sheepskin or a fabric with soft pile, used as a lining for coats, etc

5. (Clothing & Fashion) a warm polyester fabric with a brushed nap, used for outdoor garments

6. (Clothing & Fashion) a jacket or top made from such a fabric

vb (tr)

7. to defraud or charge exorbitantly; swindle

8. (Agriculture) another term for shear¹

[Old English flēos; related to Middle High German vlius, Dutch vlies fleece, Latin plūma feather, down]

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fleece

(flis)

n., v. fleeced, fleec•ing. n.

1. the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.

2. the wool shorn from a sheep at one shearing.

3. something resembling a fleece.

a. a fabric with a thick, fleecelike pile or nap, used for warmth, as in garments or linings.

b. the nap or pile of such a fabric.

c. a garment made or lined with such a fabric.

v.t.

5. to deprive of money or belongings by fraud or hoax; swindle.

6. to overcharge.

7. to remove the fleece of (a sheep).

8. to overspread or fleck with fleecelike masses.

[before 1000; Middle English flees, Old English flēos, flȳs]

fleece′like`, adj.

fleec′er, n.

fleece

Past participle: fleeced
Gerund: fleecing

Imperative
fleece
fleece

Present
I fleece
you fleece
he/she/it fleeces
we fleece
you fleece
they fleece

Preterite
I fleeced
you fleeced
he/she/it fleeced
we fleeced
you fleeced
they fleeced

Present Continuous
I am fleecing
you are fleecing
he/she/it is fleecing
we are fleecing
you are fleecing
they are fleecing

Present Perfect
I have fleeced
you have fleeced
he/she/it has fleeced
we have fleeced
you have fleeced
they have fleeced

Past Continuous
I was fleecing
you were fleecing
he/she/it was fleecing
we were fleecing
you were fleecing
they were fleecing

Past Perfect
I had fleeced
you had fleeced
he/she/it had fleeced
we had fleeced
you had fleeced
they had fleeced

Future
I will fleece
you will fleece
he/she/it will fleece
we will fleece
you will fleece
they will fleece

Future Perfect
I will have fleeced
you will have fleeced
he/she/it will have fleeced
we will have fleeced
you will have fleeced
they will have fleeced

Future Continuous
I will be fleecing
you will be fleecing
he/she/it will be fleecing
we will be fleecing
you will be fleecing
they will be fleecing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fleecing
you have been fleecing
he/she/it has been fleecing
we have been fleecing
you have been fleecing
they have been fleecing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fleecing
you will have been fleecing
he/she/it will have been fleecing
we will have been fleecing
you will have been fleecing
they will have been fleecing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fleecing
you had been fleecing
he/she/it had been fleecing
we had been fleecing
you had been fleecing
they had been fleecing

Conditional
I would fleece
you would fleece
he/she/it would fleece
we would fleece
you would fleece
they would fleece

Past Conditional
I would have fleeced
you would have fleeced
he/she/it would have fleeced
we would have fleeced
you would have fleeced
they would have fleeced

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fleece

A sleeved garment for the upper body, made of lightweight but warm material.

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Noun	1.	fleece - the wool of a sheep or similar animal wool - fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving
	2.	fleece - tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing sheepskin leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning Golden Fleece - in Greek mythology, a fleece of gold owned by the king of Colchis and guarded in a sacred grove by a dragon; recovered by Jason and the Argonauts
	3.	fleece - a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
	4.	fleece - outer coat of especially sheep and yaks wool pelage, coat - growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal
Verb	1.	fleece - rip off; ask an unreasonable price gazump, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, surcharge, hook, pluck extort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
	2.	fleece - shear the wool from; "shear sheep" shear shave, trim - cut closely; "trim my beard"

fleece

noun

1. wool, hair, coat, fur, coat of wool a blanket of lamb's fleece

verb

1. cheat, skin (slang), steal, rob, con (informal), rifle, stiff (slang), soak (U.S. & Canad. slang), sting (informal), bleed (informal), rip off (slang), plunder, defraud, overcharge, swindle, rook (slang), diddle (informal), take for a ride (informal), despoil, take to the cleaners (slang), sell a pup, cozen, mulct She claims he fleeced her out of thousands of pounds.

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fleece

verb

To exploit (another) by charging too much for something:

overcharge.

Slang: clip, gouge, nick, rip off, scalp, skin, soak.

Idioms: make someone pay through the nose, take someone for a ride , take someone to the cleaners .

Translations

صُوفُ الـخُرُوفصوف الغَنَميَجزُّ صوف الغَنَم

vellvelló

rounostříhatvlnaflís

fleeceklippeuld

Vlies ausnehmen scheren

κουρεύω προβιά

felpa lana

lampaan turkki

toison tondre molleton molletonné

ovčja koža

gyapjúmegkopasztmegvággyapjas bőr

reyfirÿja

vello lana lanoso pelare

フリース

양털

gauruotaskirptipūkuotas

aitas vilnacirpt

schaapsvacht

saueull klippe sauepels

wełna

lã

руно

rúno

fleece-tröja

ผ้าขนแกะ

kırkmakkoyun postu post

vải fleece

剪羊毛绒头织物羊毛

fleece

[fliːs]

A. N

1. (on sheep) → lana f; (shorn) → vellón m

2. (= jacket) → forro m polar

B. VT [+ sheep] → esquilar (fig) (= rob) → desplumar

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fleece

[ˈfliːs]

n [sheep] → toison f

vt (= rob) → voler (= swindle) → escroquer

fleece

n → Vlies nt, → Schaffell nt; (= fabric, natural) → Schaffell nt; (artificial) → Webpelz m, → Flausch m

sheep → scheren

(fig inf) to fleece somebody (out of his/her money) → jdn schröpfen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fleece

[fliːs]

1. n → vello

2. vt (fig) (fam) (rob) → pelare

fleece

(fliːs) noun

a sheep's coat of wool.

verb

to cut wool from (sheep).

ˈfleecy adjective

soft and woolly. a fleecy blanket.

fleece

→ صُوفُ الـخُرُوف vlna fleece Vlies προβιά felpa, lana lampaan turkki toison ovčja koža lana フリース 양털 schaapsvacht saueull wełna lã руно fleece-tröja ผ้าขนแกะ post vải fleece 绒头织物

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587: But the author of the "Aegimius" says that he (Phrixus) was received without intermediary because of the fleece (1).

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"I would send such a man," said he, "in quest of the Golden Fleece!"

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--where's that old Fleece? he cried at length, widening his legs still further, as if to form a more secure base for his supper; and, at the same time darting his fork into the dish, as if stabbing with his lance; cook, you cook!

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He flew around with a great whir of his wings and settled upon a large ram, with the intention of carrying him off, but his claws became entangled in the ram's fleece and he was not able to release himself, although he fluttered with his feathers as much as he could.

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In the end I deemed that this plan would be the best; the male sheep were well grown, and carried a heavy black fleece, so I bound them noiselessly in threes together, with some of the withies on which the wicked monster used to sleep.

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His rosy face, with its snub nose, set in this fleece, was like a melon among its leaves.

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You were created by my father a Knight of the Garter that is an order which all the kings of Europe cannot bear; by the queen regent, Knight of the Holy Ghost -- which is an order not less illustrious; I join to it that of the Golden Fleece sent me by the king of France, to whom the king of Spain, his father-in-law, gave two on the occasion of his marriage; but in return, I have a service to ask of you."

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His face became as white as the fleece of the lamb that, now finding itself suddenly released, ran down the hill.

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And the fourth, is the poller and exacter of fees; which justifies the common resemblance of the courts of justice, to the bush whereunto, while the sheep flies for defence in weather, he is sure to lose part of his fleece. On the other side, an ancient clerk, skilful in precedents, wary in proceeding, and understanding in the business of the court, is an excellent finger of a court; and doth many times point the way to the judge himself.

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"You have the air of the lamb of the Golden Fleece which hangs from Monsieur de Bourgogne's neck."

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I should stick to it like a flea to a fleece for my own sake.

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And Tarwater would lift his voice in the cackling chant, as he lifted it at the end, when the boat swung in through driving cake- ice and moored to the Dawson City bank, and all waterfront Dawson pricked its ears to hear the triumphant paean: Like Argus of the ancient times, We leave this modern Greece, Tum-tum, tum-tum, tum, tum, tum-tum, To shear the Golden Fleece,