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fleece

/fliːs/ · noun

Meaning

  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. To con or trick (someone) out of money.
  8. To shear the fleece from (a sheep or other animal).
  9. To cover with, or as if with, wool.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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