fleece

fleece  (fls)

n.

1.

a. 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. Fabric with a soft deep pile.

tr.v. fleeced, fleec·ing, fleec·es

1. To defraud of money or property; swindle.

2. To shear the fleece from.

3. To cover with or as if with fleece.

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[Middle English fles, from Old English flos.]

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fleecer n.

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fleece [fliːs]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the coat of wool that covers the body of a sheep or similar animal and consists of a mass of crinkly hairs

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the wool removed from a single sheep

3. something resembling a fleece in texture or warmth

4. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) sheepskin or a fabric with soft pile, used as a lining for coats, etc.

5. (Clothing & Fashion) a warm polyester fabric with a brushed nap, used for outdoor garments

6. (Clothing & Fashion) a jacket or top made from such a fabric

vb (tr)

1. to defraud or charge exorbitantly; swindle

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) another term for shear [1]

[Old English flēos; related to Middle High German vlius, Dutch vlies fleece, Latin plūma feather, down]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fleece - the wool of a sheep or similar animal wool - fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving
	2.	fleece - tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing sheepskin leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning Golden Fleece - in Greek mythology, a fleece of gold owned by the king of Colchis and guarded in a sacred grove by a dragon; recovered by Jason and the Argonauts
	3.	fleece - a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
	4.	fleece - outer coat of especially sheep and yaks wool pelage, coat - growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal
Verb	1.	fleece - rip off; ask an unreasonable price gazump, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, surcharge, hook, pluck extort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
	2.	fleece - shear the wool from; "shear sheep" shear shave, trim - cut closely; "trim my beard"

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fleece

noun

wool, hair, coat, fur, coat of wool a blanket of lamb's fleece

verb

cheat, skin (slang), steal, rob, con (informal), rifle, stiff (slang), soak (U.S. & Canad. slang), sting (informal), bleed (informal), rip off (slang), plunder, defraud, overcharge, swindle, rook (slang), diddle (informal), take for a ride (informal), despoil, take to the cleaners (slang), sell a pup, cozen, mulct She claims he fleeced her out of thousands of pounds.

Translations

fleece [fliːs]

A. N

1. (on sheep) → lana f; (shorn) → vellón m

2. (= jacket) → forro m polar

B. VT [+ sheep] → esquilar (fig) (= rob) → desplumar

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fleece [ˈfliːs]

n [sheep] → toison f

vt (= rob) → voler (= swindle) → escroquer

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fleece

n → Vlies nt, → Schaffell nt; (= fabric, natural) → Schaffell nt; (artificial) → Webpelz m, → Flausch m

vt

sheep → scheren

(fig inf) to fleece somebody (out of his/her money) → jdn schröpfen

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fleece [fliːs]

1. n → vello

2. vt (fig) (fam) (rob) → pelare

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fleece [fliːs]

1. n → vello

2. vt (fig) (fam) (rob) → pelare

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fleece

n fleece [fliːs]

a sheep's coat of wool. vag صوف الغَنَم руно rouno uld; fleece das Vlies προβιά vellón villak پشم lampaan turkki toison צֶמֶר जानवरों के शरीर की ऊन runo, vuna gyapjú (állaton) bulu domba reyfi vello 羊毛 (양 등의) 털 vilnos aitas vilna bulu biri-biri schaapsvacht (saue)ull/-pels runo lA lână овечья шерсть rúno runo runo fårskinn ขน (แกะ) koyun postu 羊毛 шерсть, вовна پھیڑ وغیرہ کے جسم پر اگنے والا اون len cừu 羊毛

v

to cut wool from (sheep). skeer يَجزُّ صوف الغَنَم стрижа stříhat (ovci) klippe scheren κουρεύω ζώο esquilar pügama پشم چینی کردن leikata villaa tondre לִגזוֹז धन हथियाना ostrici runo, ošišati (meg)nyír mencukur bulu domba rÿja tosare 毛を刈る 양의 털을 깎다 kirpti (avį) cirpt (aitu) mencukur bulu biri-biri scheren klippe (sau) strzyc tosquiar a tunde стричь овец strihať striči ošišati ovcu klippa får ตัดขน (แกะ) kırkmak 剪(羊)毛 стригти овець بھیڑ کو مونڈنا xén lông cừu) 剪（羊）毛

adj fleecy

soft and woolly a fleecy blanket. wollerig; vliesagtig ناعِم كالصّوف рунтав vlněný, hebký blød; ulden wollig χνουδωτός lanoso villpehme, fliis- پشمی pehmoinen laineux דְמוּי צֶמֶר मुलायम vunen gyapjas lembut ullar-, flóka- lanoso ふんわりした 양털로 만든 gauruotas, pūkuotas pūkains lembut wollig lodden, ullen, bløt wełnisty peludo de lână шерстистый vlnený, mäkký volnast vunast mjuk, ullig นุ่มและเต็มไปด้วยขน yünlü 羊毛質的 пухнастий نرم اور اونی mềm và mịn 羊毛质的

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fleece → صوف الخروف vlna fleece Vlies προβιά felpa, vellón lampaan turkki polaire ovčja koža pile フリース 양털 schaapsvacht saueull wełna lã руно fleece-tröja ผ้าขนแกะ post vải fleece 绒头织物