fleece´a|ble — fleece «flees», verb, fleeced, fleec|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to strip of money or belongings; rob or cheat: »The gamblers fleeced him of all his money. SYNONYM(S): plunder, victimize. 2. to cut the fleece from … Useful english dictionary
fleece — [[t]flis[/t]] n. v. fleeced, fleec•ing 1) the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal 2) the wool shorn from a sheep at one shearing 3) something resembling a fleece 4) tex a) a fabric with a thick, fleecelike pile or nap, used for… … From formal English to slang
Fleece — (fl[=e]s), n. [OE. flees, AS. fle[ o]s; akin to D. flies, vlies.] 1. The entire coat of wool that covers a sheep or other similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or animal, at one time. [1913 Webster] Who shore me Like a tame… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fleece wool — Fleece Fleece (fl[=e]s), n. [OE. flees, AS. fle[ o]s; akin to D. flies, vlies.] 1. The entire coat of wool that covers a sheep or other similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or animal, at one time. [1913 Webster] Who shore me… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 UK [fliːs] / US [flɪs] noun Word forms fleece : singular fleece plural fleeces 1) [countable/uncountable] the wool on a sheep 2) a) [uncountable] a type of soft artificial cloth used for making clothes, that looks and feels like a sheep s… … English dictionary
fleece — fleeceable, adj. fleeceless, adj. fleecelike, adj. fleecer, n. /flees/, n., v., fleeced, fleecing. n. 1. the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal. 2. the wool shorn from a sheep at one shearing. 3. something resembling a fleece: a … Universalium
fleece — fleece1 [ flis ] noun 1. ) count or uncount the wool on a sheep 2. ) uncount a type of soft artificial cloth used for making clothes, that looks and feels like a sheep s fleece: a fleece pullover a ) count BRITISH a short jacket or PULLOVER made… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Golden fleece — Fleece Fleece (fl[=e]s), n. [OE. flees, AS. fle[ o]s; akin to D. flies, vlies.] 1. The entire coat of wool that covers a sheep or other similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or animal, at one time. [1913 Webster] Who shore me… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Order of the Golden Fleece — Not to be confused with the Golden Fleece Award. Order of the Golden Fleece Orden del Toisón de Oro Ordre de la Toison d Or Orden vom Goldenen Vlies Chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece (shown in … Wikipedia
