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fleece Definition


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fleece
noun
    1. A sheep's woolly coat.
      Thesaurus: fell, hide, pelt.
    2. A sheep's wool cut from it at one shearing.
    3. Sheepskin or a fluffy fabric for lining garments, etc.
    4. A garment made of fluffy acrylic thermal fabric and used like a jacket or pullover.
verb fleeced, fleecing
    1. To cut wool from (sheep); to shear (sheep).
    2. slang
      To rob, swindle or overcharge.
Derivative: fleeceless
adj
    Derivative: fleecer
    noun
      Etymology: Anglo-Saxon flies.



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