fleece
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fleece
- /fliːs/
- /flɪjs/ British, Southern, Standard
Rhymes with -iːs
Where it comes from
From Middle English fles, flees, flese, from Old English flēos, flīes, flȳs, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus.
noun fleeces
- Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal. The Sun ſhall change, the Moon to change ſhall ceaſe; / The Gaits to clim-----the Sheep to yield the Fleece, / Ere ought by me be either ſaid or done, / Shall do thee Wrang, I ſwear by all aboon.
- Insulating skin with the wool attached.
- A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.
- An insulating wooly jacket.
- Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.
- Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece. Alas! in the morning the eaglet was gone; and, full of sorrow, they stooped to pick up the shining fleece with which the floor was spread. At their touch, every feather became a golden coin.
- The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.
verb fleeces · fleecing · fleeced
-
To con or trick (someone) out of money.
There is a difference between bookmaking, an entirely respectable profession, and fleecing people, which isn’t.
Similar: swindle
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To cut off the fleece from (a sheep or other animal).
During spring shearing we have to fleece all the sheep in just a few days.
Similar: shear
- To cover with, or as if with, wool.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: wool, sheepskin, shear, hook, soak, plume, pluck, rob, overcharge, gazump, surcharge, woollen, clip, fleece wool, fleeceware, flock
Translations
Every language
noun insulating woolly jacket
| 한국어 | 플리스 peulliseu |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 抓绒衣 |
| Français | polaire |
| Deutsch | Fleecejacke |
| Italiano | pile |
| Română | polar |
noun hair or wool of a sheep
| Español | vellón, vellocino, lana, toisón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 양모 yangmo |
| 日本語 | 羊毛 yōmō |
| 中文 | 羊毛 yángmáo |
| Português | tosão |
| Français | toison |
| Deutsch | Vlies |
| Italiano | vello |
| Ελληνικά | προβιά proviá, μηλωτή milotí |
| Română | lână |
| Русский | руно́ runó, шерсть šerstʹ |
| עברית | גִּזָּה gizzá |
noun insulating skin with the wool attached
| Español | piel, vellón, zalea |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 양모 yangmo |
| Português | pelego |
| Français | toison |
| Deutsch | Fell |
| Italiano | vello, pelliccia, tosone |
| Ελληνικά | προβιά proviá |
| Русский | овчи́на ovčína |
noun textile
| Español | forro polar, vellón polar, polar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 양모 yangmo |
| 日本語 | フリース furīsu |
| Français | molleton, polaire |
| Deutsch | Fleece |
| Italiano | pile |
| Română | molton, polar |
| Русский | флис flis |
verb to con or trick someone out of money
| Español | esquilmar, desplumar |
|---|---|
| Français | dévaliser, dépouiller, arnaquer, plumer |
| Deutsch | abziehen, ausnehmen, betrügen, beschwindeln, übers Ohr hauen |
| Italiano | spiumare, pelare |
| Română | stoarce |
| Русский | обдира́ть obdirátʹ, ободра́ть как ли́пку obodrátʹ kak lípku |
verb to shear the fleece
| Español | esquilar |
|---|---|
| Français | tondre |
| Deutsch | scheren |
| Русский | стричь ове́ц stričʹ ovéc |
Talk about this word "fleece." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fleece. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fleece. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fleece "fleece." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fleece.Cite this
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title = {fleece},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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