fleece wool

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• 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-wool — fleeceˈ wool noun The wool cut from a sheep at any of its clippings subsequent to its first, or yearling, clipping • • • Main Entry: ↑fleece …   Useful english dictionary

• fleece wool — wool from the coat of a sheep …   English contemporary dictionary

• fleece wool — noun : wool sheared in a continuous fleece that is usually dagged, folded, and tied individually …   Useful english dictionary

• Wool — is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, [Australian Wool Corporation, Australian Wool Classing, Raw Wool Services, 1990] of animals in the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Wool classing — Classing redirects here. For other uses, see Classification (disambiguation). Parts of a Merino fleece …   Wikipedia

• wool — [[t]wʊl[/t]] n. 1) bio the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals 2) tex yarn made of such wool 3) tex a fabric or garment of such wool 4) any finely fibrous or filamentous matter suggestive of the wool of …   From formal English to slang

• wool — [wool] n. [ME wolle < OE wull, akin to Ger wolle < IE base * wel , hair, wool, grass > L villus, shaggy hair, vellus, fleece, lana, wool, Gr lēnos, wool] 1. a) the soft, curly or crisp hair of sheep b) the hair of some other animals, as… …   English World dictionary

• Wool insulation — is made from sheep wool that is mechanically bonded together to form insulating batts and ropes. Batts are commonly used in timber frame buildings and ropes are primarily used between the logs in log homes. Wool insulation is used for both… …   Wikipedia

• fleece´like — 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