fleece
/fliหs/IPA: /F L IY1 S/
noun
- 1
Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
- 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
(roofing) Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.
- 6
Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.
- 7
The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.
verb
- 1
To con or trick (someone) out of money.
- 2
To shear the fleece from (a sheep or other animal).
โDuring spring shearing we have to fleece all the sheep in just a few days.โ
- 3
To cover with, or as if with, wool.
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