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fleece
(flēs)n.
1.
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.
3.
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)n
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.
4.
v.t. 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.
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.
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fleece
Past participle: fleeced
Gerund: fleecing
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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 animalwool - 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 clothingleather - 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 | |
| 4. |  fleece - outer coat of especially sheep and yaks | |
| Verb | 1. | fleece - rip off; ask an unreasonable price |
| 2. | fleece - shear the wool from; "shear sheep" |
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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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Translations
صُوفُ الـخُرُوفصوف الغَنَميَجزُّ صوف الغَنَم
vellvelló
rounostříhatvlnaflís
fleeceklippeuld
lampaan turkki
ovčja koža
gyapjúmegkopasztmegvággyapjas bőr
reyfirÿja
フリース
양털
gauruotaskirptipūkuotas
aitas vilnacirpt
rúno
fleece-tröja
ผ้าขนแกะ
kırkmakkoyun postupost
vải fleece
fleece
[fliːs]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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fleece
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fleece
(fliːs) noun a sheep's coat of wool.
verb to cut wool from (sheep).
ˈfleecy adjective soft and woolly. a fleecy blanket.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009