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    fleece
    [flēs]
    noun
    fleece (noun) · fleeces (plural noun)
    1. the woolly covering of a sheep or goat:
      "as the sheep came on board, we grabbed their long shaggy fleeces" · "he clutched the ram by two handfuls of thick fleece"
      • the amount of wool shorn from a sheep in a single piece at one time:
        "the shed can be used for storing fleeces"
      • heraldry
        a representation of a fleece suspended from a ring.
    2. a soft warm fabric with a texture similar to sheep's wool, used as a lining material:
      "a reversible fleece jacket"
      • a jacket or other garment made from a fleece fabric.
    verb
    fleece (verb) · fleeces (third person present) · fleeced (past tense) · fleeced (past participle) · fleecing (present participle)
    1. informal
      obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them:
      "money that authorities say he fleeced from well-to-do acquaintances"
    2. literary
      cover as if with a fleece:
      "the sky was half blue, half fleeced with white clouds"
    Origin
    Old English flēos, flēs, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlies and German Vlies.
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    noun
    1. the woolly covering of a sheep or goat:
      hide
      pelt
      crop
      kip
      fell
      greenhide
    verb
    1. obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them:
      swindle
      cheat
      defraud
      deceive
      trick
      dupe
      hoodwink
      double-cross
      gull
      shortchange
      exploit
      take advantage of
      victimize
      do
      diddle
      rip off
      con
      bamboozle
      rob
      shaft
      sting
      have
      bilk
      rook
      finagle
      flimflam
      put one over on
      pull the wool over someone's eyes
      sucker
      snooker
      goldbrick
      gouge
      stiff
      rush
      cozen
      chicane
      sell
      illude
      mulct
      pull a fast one on
      take for a ride
      lead up the garden path
      sell down the river
      give someone a bum steer
      pull a swifty on
     
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  1. Coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal
    The meaning of FLEECE is the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep).

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    a type of cloth, usually made of polyester (= artificial material), that is thick and soft on one or both sides, and that is often used for making warm clothes: Fleece is warm and durable, and dries faster than natural fibres.

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