Fleece

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The coat of wool of a sheep or similar animal.
  • noun. The yield of wool shorn from a sheep at one time.
  • noun. A soft woolly covering or mass.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A soft, warm, lightweight, usually synthetic fabric with a deep pile, used primarily for clothing and blankets.
  • noun. A garment, especially a shirt or jacket, made of such fabric.
  • transitive verb. To defraud of money or property; swindle.
  • transitive verb. To shear the fleece from.
  • transitive verb. To cover with a fleece or similar covering.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To deprive of the fleece or natural covering of wool.
  • To clip or diminish, as a fleece: said of dishonest taking of goods or property.
  • To strip of money or property unfairly or under false pretenses; rob heartlessly; take from without mercy.
  • To spread over as if with a fleece of wool.
  • noun. The coat of wool that covers a sheep, or that is shorn from a sheep at one time.
  • noun. Something resembling a fleece of wool in quality or appearance.
  • noun. Specifically— A textile fabric with a Soft silky pile, used for warmth, as for lining certain garments, gloves, etc.
  • noun. The long and soft nap or pile of such a fabric.
  • noun. The loose and thin sheet of cotton or wool coming from the breaking-card in the process of manufacture.
  • noun. In heraldry, the woolly skin of a sheep, usually so depicted that it resembles the animal itself, suspended by means of a ring passing around its middle.
  • noun. In a bison, the fat and lean meat which lies along the loin and ribs.
  • noun. [⟨ fleece, v.] A snatch; an attempt to fleece.
  • noun. In anat., white fibers, resembling wool, encircling the corpus dentatum in the cerebellum. Also called fleece of Stilling.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To deprive of a fleece, or natural covering of wool.
  • transitive verb. To strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; to bring to straits by oppressions and exactions.
  • transitive verb. To spread over as with wool.
  • noun. The entire coat of wool that covers a sheep or other similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or animal, at one time.
  • noun. Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.
  • noun. The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.
  • noun. wool shorn from the sheep.
  • noun. See under Golden.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
  • noun. Insulating skin with the wool attached
  • noun. A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.
  • noun. An insulating wooly jacket
  • noun. Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.
  • verb. Con or trick someone out of money.
  • verb. To shear the fleece from an animal (such as a sheep).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. shear the wool from
  • noun. tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
  • verb. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  • noun. outer coat of especially sheep and yaks
  • noun. a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing
  • noun. the wool of a sheep or similar animal
  • Word Usage
    "I wanted to dress up all in fleece and wrestle with the dogs for a while."
    Form
    fleeced  fleecing  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cloth  coat  fabric  material  pelage  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bernice  Clarice  Clarisse  Denise  Elise  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    buckskin  cashmere  denim  drapery  flake  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-form