Refine this word faster
Fleece
Definitions
- 1 Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal uncountable
"The Sun ſhall change, the Moon to change ſhall ceaſe; / The Gaits to clim-----the Sheep to yield the Fleece, / Ere ought by me be either ſaid or done, / Shall do thee Wrang, I ſwear by all aboon."
- 2 outer coat of especially sheep and yaks wordnet
- 3 Insulating skin with the wool attached uncountable
- 4 a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing wordnet
- 5 A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen. countable
Show 6 more definitions
- 6 tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing wordnet
- 7 An insulating wooly jacket countable
- 8 the wool of a sheep or similar animal wordnet
- 9 Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer. countable, uncountable
- 10 Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece. countable, uncountable
"Alas! in the morning the eaglet was gone; and, full of sorrow, they stooped to pick up the shining fleece with which the floor was spread. At their touch, every feather became a golden coin."
- 11 The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine. countable, uncountable
- 1 To con or trick (someone) out of money. transitive
"There is a difference between bookmaking, an entirely respectable profession, and fleecing people, which isn’t."
- 2 shear the wool from wordnet
- 3 To cut off the fleece from (a sheep or other animal). transitive
"During spring shearing we have to fleece all the sheep in just a few days."
- 4 rip off; ask an unreasonable price wordnet
- 5 To cover with, or as if with, wool. transitive
Etymology
From Middle English flees, flese, flus, fleos, from Old English flēos, flīes, flȳs, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus.
From Middle English flees, flese, flus, fleos, from Old English flēos, flīes, flȳs, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus.
See also for "fleece"
Next best steps
Mini challenge
Unscramble this word: fleece