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- Dictionaryfleece/fliːs/
noun
- 1. the woolly covering of a sheep or goat: "as the sheep came on board, we grabbed their long shaggy fleeces"
- 2. a soft warm fabric with a texture similar to sheep's wool, used as a lining material: "a reversible fleece jacket"
verb
- 1. obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them: informal "the city's cab drivers are notorious for fixing fares and fleecing tourists"
- 2. cover as if with a fleece: literary "the sky was half blue, half fleeced with white clouds"
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The meaning of FLEECE is the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep). How to use fleece in a sentence.
the thick covering of wool on an animal, especially a sheep, or this covering used to make a piece of clothing: Many farmers identify their sheep by painting their fleeces. The Leicester Longwool was bred to provide long fleece for the wool trade.
Fleece is the outer coat of wool that covers a sheep, goat, llama, or similar animal, as in Wool made from a sheep’s fleece can be scratchy, but wool from llama’s fleece is soft and buttery.
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.
noun. 1. the coat of wool that covers the body of a sheep or similar animal and consists of a mass of crinkly hairs. 2. the wool removed from a single sheep. 3. something resembling a fleece in texture or warmth. 4. sheepskin or a fabric with soft pile, used as a lining for coats, etc.
A fleece is a sheep's coat. Or a goat's. Or a yak's. A person's coat can be called a fleece, too, if it comes from a sheep or goat or a yak or even if it just looks like it did. You can also use fleece in an informal way to mean cheating someone.
FLEECE definition: 1. a warm, soft, light jacket, or the material used to make it 2. the thick covering of wool on a…. Learn more.
