Definitions for fleece
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Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. fleecenoun

   the wool of a sheep or similar animal

2. sheepskin, fleecenoun

   tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

3. fleecenoun

   a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing

4. wool, fleeceverb

   outer coat of especially sheep and yaks

5. overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hookverb

   rip off; ask an unreasonable price

6. fleece, shearverb

   shear the wool from

   "shear sheep"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fleecenoun

   Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal

   Etymology: From flees, from fleos.

2. fleecenoun

   Insulating skin with the wool attached

   Etymology: From flees, from fleos.

3. fleecenoun

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

   Etymology: From flees, from fleos.

4. fleecenoun

   An insulating wooly jacket

   Etymology: From flees, from fleos.

5. fleecenoun

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

   Etymology: From flees, from fleos.

6. fleeceverb

   Con or trick someone out of money.

   Etymology: From flees, from fleos.

7. fleeceverb

   To shear the fleece from an animal (such as a sheep).

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

   Etymology: From flees, from fleos.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Fleecenoun

   the entire coat of wood that covers a sheep or other similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or animal, at one time

   Etymology: [OE. flees, AS. fles; akin to D. flies, vlies.]

2. Fleecenoun

   any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece

   Etymology: [OE. flees, AS. fles; akin to D. flies, vlies.]

3. Fleecenoun

   the fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine

   Etymology: [OE. flees, AS. fles; akin to D. flies, vlies.]

4. Fleeceverb

   to deprive of a fleece, or natural covering of wool

   Etymology: [OE. flees, AS. fles; akin to D. flies, vlies.]

5. Fleeceverb

   to strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; to bring to straits by oppressions and exactions

   Etymology: [OE. flees, AS. fles; akin to D. flies, vlies.]

6. Fleeceverb

   to spread over as with wool

   Etymology: [OE. flees, AS. fles; akin to D. flies, vlies.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Fleece

   flēs, n. the coat of wool shorn from a sheep at one time: anything like a fleece.—v.t. to clip wool from: to plunder: to cover, as with wool.—adjs. Fleeced, having a fleece; Fleece′less.—ns. Flee′cer, one who strips or plunders; Fleece′-wool, that shorn from the living animal.—adj. Fleec′y, woolly. [A.S. fléos; Dut. vlies, Ger. fliess.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fleece

   A type of garment created in various colors, material, shapes and sizes for a variety of purposes.

   Fleece is utilized to create blankets, jackets, covers for horses and a variety of other purposes.

   Submitted by MaryC on August 18, 2016  

2. fleece

   A type of material or product.

   Fleece is used to make blankets, coats, jackets etc.

   Submitted by MaryC on August 18, 2016  

Matched Categories

1. • Cheat
   • Fabric
   • Shave
   • Wool

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fleece in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fleece in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of fleece in a Sentence

1. Joachim du Bellay:

   Happy the man who, like Ulysses, has made a fine voyage, or has won the Golden Fleece, and then returns, experienced and knowledgeable, to spend the rest of his life among his family

2. Anuj Somany:

   Whenever the director or top management in corporate world wants to fleece or get some special/extra work done from the subordinates, he may say from the dais or internet that employees are the greatest assets of the organization. But his words worth does not reflect in practice as at the time of performance appraisal, it is not the one who deserves but some bootlicker/sycophant gets the salary hike/promotion.

3. Lisa Smoczynski:

   I've got Under Armour, lined pants, fleece-lined jeans — let's see, one, two, three, four, five layers. Insulated gloves, insulated boots, the heaviest socks available. Under Armour hat. All the joys of life.

4. Little Oak Sanctuary:

   We are heartbroken at the loss of this sweet, wise, friendly soul. Chris is known as the world record holder for having grown the heaviest fleece on record, he was so much more than this, so very much more, and we will remember him for all that he was - someone, not something.

5. Kevin Taylor:

   I got a sleeping bag sized tent that protects me from wind and snow. I got a zero degree sleeping bag and fleece blankets, i was born and raised in New England. I'm used to this. It'll start breaking tomorrow.

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