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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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FLEECE definition: 1. the thick covering of wool on an animal, especially a sheep, or this covering used to make a…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
A fleece is the wool that is cut off one sheep in a single piece. If you fleece someone, you get a lot of money from them by tricking them or charging them too much. She claims he fleeced her out of thousands of pounds. [V n + out of] Fleece is a soft warm artificial fabric. A fleece is also a jacket or other garment made from this fabric.
Fleece definition: A soft, warm, lightweight, usually synthetic fabric with a deep pile, used primarily for clothing and blankets.
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. 1.
A fleece is the wool that is cut off one sheep in a single piece. 3. If you fleece someone, you get a lot of money from them by tricking them or charging them too much.
Definition of fleece noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
fleece meaning: 1. a warm, soft, light jacket, or the material used to make it 2. the thick covering of wool on a…. Learn more.
