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• Sheep shearing — Sheep shearing, shearing or clipping is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep s wool is called a shearer . Typically each adult sheep is shorn once each year (a sheep may be said to have… …   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

• 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 — (n.) O.E. fleos, from W.Gmc. *flusaz (Cf. M.Du. vluus, Du. vlies, M.H.G. vlius, Ger. Vlies), probably from PIE *pleus to pluck, also a feather, fleece (Cf. L. pluma feather, down, Lith. plunksna feather ). The verb is 1530s in the literal sense… …   Etymology dictionary

• fleece — I UK [fliːs] / US [flɪs] noun Word forms fleece : singular fleece plural fleeces 1) [countable/uncountable] the wool on a sheep 2) a) [uncountable] a type of soft artificial cloth used for making clothes, that looks and feels like a sheep s… …   English dictionary

• fleece — [[t]fli͟ːs[/t]] fleeces, fleecing, fleeced 1) N COUNT A sheep s fleece is the coat of wool that covers it. 2) N COUNT A fleece is the wool that is cut off one sheep in a single piece. 3) VERB If you fleece someone, you get a lot of money from… …   English dictionary

• fleece — fleece1 [ flis ] noun 1. ) count or uncount the wool on a sheep 2. ) uncount a type of soft artificial cloth used for making clothes, that looks and feels like a sheep s fleece: a fleece pullover a ) count BRITISH a short jacket or PULLOVER made… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fleece — 1. noun a sheep s fleece Syn: wool, coat 2. verb, informal we were fleeced by a scalper See swindle 1 …   Thesaurus of popular words

• 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

• 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• fleece — [flēs] n. [ME flees < OE fleos, akin to Ger vlies < IE base * pleus , to pluck out > L pluma, a feather, down] 1. the wool covering a sheep or similar animal 2. the amount of wool cut from a sheep in one shearing 3. a covering like a… …   English World dictionary