Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.
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Fleece
//fliːs//
Synonyms for "fleece" (245 found)
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Closest matches (49)
Strong matches (74)
dodo indo out ofdoughdowndraindriven snowdryeiderdownermineeuchreexhaustexploitexposeextortfabricfeatherfeather bedfeathersfell
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finagleflamflayfleshflimflamflossflourflueflufffoamfobfoolforageforayfreebootfudgefurfurringgougegullgutgyphairhaveheadhead of hairhidehocushocus-pocushold uphorsehairhustleimitation furimitation leatherimpoverishintegumentivoryjacketkapoklay barelay openleatherleather paperleatheretteleatheroidlily
Related words (122)
lockslootmaggotmanemaraudmatmilkmopmulctnylonouter layerouter skinoverpriceovertaxpack the dealpaperpearlpeltpeltrypick clean
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pigeonpilepillagepillowpluckplunderplushpractice fraud uponprey onprofiteerpubescencepubic hairpuddingpuffputtyraidrampransackravageravenravishrawhidereiveremoveriflerindrip offrobrookrope inrubbersacksatinscamscrewsell gold brickssetasetulashagshaveshearsheathsheepskinsheetshockshortchangesilksilverskinskinssnowsoakspoilspoliatestack the cardsstealstickstingstripstrip baresuck drysurchargeswanswansdownsweatsweepswindletaketake a divetegumentthatchthimblerigthistledownthrow a fighttressesuncloakuncoverunsheatheunveilvairvelvetvictimizewaxwhitezephyr
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Translations
175 translations across 49 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- skaapvag noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Ancient Greek
4 entries- κῶας noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- κῶας noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
- νάκη noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- νάκη noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
Armenian
2 entries- բուրդ noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- գեղմ noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Belarusian
3 entries- во́ўна noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- руно́ noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- шэрсць noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Breton
1 entries- kreoñ noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Bulgarian
4 entries- въ̀лна noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- руно́ noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- оскубвам verb (to con or trick someone out of money)
- стрижа verb (to shear the fleece)
Catalan
4 entries- pelfa noun (textile)
- vell noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- vell noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
- velló noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 抓绒衣 noun (insulating woolly jacket)
- 羊毛 noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Cornish
1 entries- knew noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Czech
4 entries- flís noun (insulating woolly jacket)
- rouno noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- rouno noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
- vlna noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Dutch
4 entries- fleece noun (textile)
- schaapsvacht noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- schapenvacht noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- vel noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
Esperanto
4 entries- (kruda) felo noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
- (preparita) pelto noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
- fliso noun (textile)
- ŝafharo noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Finnish
4 entries- fleece noun (textile)
- fleece noun (insulating woolly jacket)
- fleecekangas noun (textile)
- fleecetakki noun (insulating woolly jacket)
French
4 entries- molleton noun (textile)
- polaire noun (textile)
- polaire noun (insulating woolly jacket)
- toison noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Galician
3 entries- capela noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- vélaro noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- esfolar verb (to con or trick someone out of money)
Georgian
1 entries- მატყლი noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
German
4 entries- Fell noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
- Fleece noun (textile)
- Fleecejacke noun (insulating woolly jacket)
- Vlies noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Greek
3 entries- μηλωτή noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- προβιά noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- προβιά noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
Hebrew
1 entries- גִּזָּה noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Hungarian
4 entries- gyapjas bőr noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
- gyapjú noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- megkopaszt verb (to con or trick someone out of money)
- megvág verb (to con or trick someone out of money)
Icelandic
2 entries- flís noun (textile)
- flíspeysa noun (insulating woolly jacket)
Irish
2 entries- lomra noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- feann verb (to con or trick someone out of money)
Italian
4 entries- pelliccia noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
- pile noun (textile)
- pile noun (insulating woolly jacket)
- tosone noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
Japanese
2 entries- フリース noun (textile)
- 羊毛 noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Korean
4 entries- 양모 noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- 양모 noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
- 양모 noun (textile)
- 플리스 noun (insulating woolly jacket)
Latin
3 entries- vellus noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- vellus noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
- dēfloccō verb (to con or trick someone out of money)
Latvian
1 entries- vilna noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Laz
1 entries- მონტკორი noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Macedonian
2 entries- волна noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- руно noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Middle English
2 entries- flees noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- flees noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
Mingrelian
1 entries- მონტყორი noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- یاپاغی noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- صاغمق verb (to con or trick someone out of money)
- قرقمق verb (to shear the fleece)
Persian
2 entries- فریز کردن verb (to shear the fleece)
- پشم چیدن verb (to shear the fleece)
Polish
2 entries- runo noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- wełna noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Portuguese
2 entries- pelego noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
- tosão noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Quechua
2 entries- millma noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- rutuy noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Romanian
4 entries- lână noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- molton noun (textile)
- polar noun (textile)
- polar noun (insulating woolly jacket)
Russian
4 entries- овчи́на noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
- руно́ noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- флис noun (textile)
- шерсть noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- rùsg noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- rùsg noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- runo noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- vuna noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- вуна noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- руно noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Slovak
3 entries- rúno noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- rúno noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
- vlna noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Slovene
2 entries- runo noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- volna noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Spanish
4 entries- forro polar noun (textile)
- lana noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- piel noun (insulating skin with the wool attached)
- polar noun (textile)
Svan
1 entries- მა̈ტყ noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Swedish
4 entries- fleece noun (textile)
- pungslå verb (to con or trick someone out of money)
- skinna verb (to con or trick someone out of money)
- skörta upp verb (to con or trick someone out of money)
Tagalog
1 entries- balahibo ng tupa noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Turkish
1 entries- yapağı noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Ukrainian
4 entries- во́вна noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- руно́ noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- фліс noun (textile)
- шерсть noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
Welsh
4 entries- cnu noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- cnuf noun (hair or wool of a sheep)
- cneifio verb (to shear the fleece)
- plingo verb (to con or trick someone out of money)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Sheep are bred for their fleece and their meat.
Source: tatoeba (676927)
Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow.
Source: tatoeba (2710037)
Sheep need to be kept dry for two days before shearing to enable the fleece to be removed and pressed once the sheep have been shorn.
Source: tatoeba (3104471)
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