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

Noun

1. the coat of wool that covers a sheep

2. the wool removed from a sheep at one shearing

3. sheepskin or a fabric with soft pile, used as a lining for coats, etc.

4. Brit a jacket or top made of this fabric

5. a warm outdoor jacket or top made from a polyester fabric with a brushed nap

Verb

[fleecing, fleeced]

1. to defraud or overcharge

2. same as shear (sense 1) [Old English flēos]

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 1. wool, hair, coat, fur, coat of wool

verb 2. cheat, skin (slang) steal, rob, con (informal) rifle, stiff (slang) soak U.S., Canad. (slang) 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

Translations

fleece [fliːs] n [of sheep] → vellón m (= wool); lana (= top); forro polar

vt (col) → desplumar

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fleece [fliːs] n [of sheep] → toison f (= top); (laine f) polaire f

vt (inf) → voler, filouter

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fleece [fliːs] n → Schafwolle f;

(sheep's coat) → Schaffell nt, Vlies nt

vt (inf) (cheat) → schröpfen

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fleece [fliːs] n → vello (= garment); pile m inv

vt (col) → pelare