fleece

UK /fliːs/ US /fliːs/
noun 5verb 3

Definitions

noun

1

Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal

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.

Wool became the substitute for money. […] In all the middle periods of British history, the fleece was the expression and the measure of national prosperity or calamity.

2

Insulating skin with the wool attached

3

A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.

4

An insulating wooly jacket

5

Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.

verb

1

To con or trick (someone) out of money.

There is a difference between bookmaking, an entirely respectable profession, and fleecing people, which isn’t.

2

To cut off the fleece from (a sheep or other animal).

During spring shearing we have to fleece all the sheep in just a few days.

3

To cover with, or as if with, wool.

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