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Definition of Fleece
1. Noun. The wool of a sheep or similar animal.
2. Verb. Rip off; ask an unreasonable price. "They fleece him of all his money"
Specialized synonyms: Extort, Gouge, Rack, Squeeze, Wring
Entails: Bill, Charge
Generic synonyms: Cheat, Chisel, Rip Off
Derivative terms: Overcharge
Antonyms: Undercharge
3. Noun. Tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing.
4. Verb. Shear the wool from. ; "Shear sheep"
5. Noun. A soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing.
6. Noun. Outer coat of especially sheep and yaks.
Definition of Fleece
1. n. 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.
2. v. t. To deprive of a fleece, or natural covering of wool.
Definition of Fleece
1. to remove the coat of wool from [v FLEECED, FLEECING, FLEECES]
Medical Definition of Fleece
1. 1. The entire coat of wood that covers a sheep or other similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or animal, at one time. "Who shore me Like a tame wether, all my precious fleece." (Milton) 2. Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece. 3. The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine. Fleece wool, wool shorn from the sheep. Golden fleece. See Golden. Origin: OE. Flees, AS. Fleos; akin to D. Flies, vlies. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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