fleece´a|ble

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.
3. to dapple or fleck with fleecelike masses: »

stones…fleeced with moss (Wordsworth).

–n.
1. the wool that covers the skin of a sheep or similar animal: »

Spring clipping of sheep cleans the animals of their long fleece worn through the winter.

2. the amount of wool cut off or shorn from a sheep at one time.
3. Figurative. something like a fleece: »

a fleece of hair, the fleece of new-fallen snow.

4. a) a fabric with a soft, silky pile, used for lining outer garments. b) the pile of such a fabric.
╂[Old English flēos]
–fleece´a|ble, adjective.
–fleece´like, adjective.
–fleec´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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