fleece
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Old English flēos
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK/US) IPA: /fliːs/
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- Rhymes: -iːs
[edit] Noun
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fleece (countable and uncountable; plural fleeces)
- (uncountable) Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
- (uncountable) Insulating skin with the wool attached
- (countable) A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.
- (countable) An insulating wooly garment. Ex.: Harriett likes to curl up on the fleece blanket, even when it's gravy time.
- (roofing) Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.
[edit] Translations
hair or wool of a sheep
insulating skin with the wool attached
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[edit] Verb
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to fleece (third-person singular simple present fleeces, present participle fleecing, simple past and past participle fleeced)
- Con or trick someone out of money.
- To shear the fleece from an animal (such as a sheep).
- During spring shearing we have to fleece all the sheep in just a few days.
[edit] Translations
con or trick someone out of money
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