- feather-fleece
- \\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: a bulbous often branched leafy plant (Stenanthium robustum) of the family Liliaceae with linear leaves, linear lanceolate perianth segments, and winged seeds
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
feather-fleece
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fleece — (n.) O.E. fleos, from W.Gmc. *flusaz (Cf. M.Du. vluus, Du. vlies, M.H.G. vlius, Ger. Vlies), probably from PIE *pleus to pluck, also a feather, fleece (Cf. L. pluma feather, down, Lith. plunksna feather ). The verb is 1530s in the literal sense… … Etymology dictionary
feather bell — noun : feather fleece … Useful english dictionary
fleece — [flēs] n. [ME flees < OE fleos, akin to Ger vlies < IE base * pleus , to pluck out > L pluma, a feather, down] 1. the wool covering a sheep or similar animal 2. the amount of wool cut from a sheep in one shearing 3. a covering like a… … English World dictionary
fleece — I. noun Etymology: Middle English flees, from Old English flēos; akin to Middle High German vlius fleece and perhaps to Latin pluma feather, down Date: before 12th century 1. a. the coat of wool covering a wool bearing animal (as a sheep) b. the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fleece — [OE] Fleece comes from a prehistoric Germanic *flūsaz. This probably goes back to an Indo European *plus , which also produced Latin plūma ‘down’, later ‘feathers’, and Lithuanian plunksna ‘feather’. The metaphorical sense of the verb, ‘swindle’ … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
fleece — [OE] Fleece comes from a prehistoric Germanic *flūsaz. This probably goes back to an Indo European *plus , which also produced Latin plūma ‘down’, later ‘feathers’, and Lithuanian plunksna ‘feather’. The metaphorical sense of the verb, ‘swindle’ … Word origins
feather — Synonyms and related words: a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, air, bagatelle, bank, bauble, bead, bean, bejewel, beribbon, bespangle, bibelot, bit, blood, blubber, brand, brass farthing, breed, breeze, bubble, butter, button, cast,… … Moby Thesaurus
feather bed — Synonyms and related words: blubber, breeze, butter, clay, cushion, dough, down, eiderdown, feathers, fleece, floss, flue, fluff, foam, kapok, pillow, plush, pudding, puff, putty, rubber, satin, silk, swansdown, thistledown, velvet, wax, wool,… … Moby Thesaurus
fleece — Synonyms and related words: Leatherette, Leatheroid, alabaster, bare, beat, beguile of, bilk, bleed, bleed white, blubber, breeze, bristle, bunco, burn, butter, capillament, chalk, cheat, chisel, chouse, chouse out of, cilium, clay, clip, coat,… … Moby Thesaurus
plume — late 14c., a feather (especially a large and conspicuous one), from O.Fr. plume, from L. pluma feather, down, from PIE root *pleus to pluck, a feather, fleece (Cf. O.E. fleos fleece ). Meaning a long streamer of smoke, etc. is first attested 1878 … Etymology dictionary
