fleece

/fliหs/

IPA: /F L IY1 S/

noun
  1. 1

    Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal

  2. 2

    Insulating skin with the wool attached

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    An insulating wooly jacket

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

    Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.

  7. 7

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

verb
  1. 1

    To con or trick (someone) out of money.

  2. 2

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

    โ€œDuring spring shearing we have to fleece all the sheep in just a few days.โ€

  3. 3

    To cover with, or as if with, wool.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fleece