soft-fleeced

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• fleeced — fleece ► NOUN 1) the wool coat of a sheep. 2) a soft, warm fabric with a pile, or a garment made from this. ► VERB informal ▪ defraud, especially by overcharging. DERIVATIVES fleeced adjective fleecy adjective. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• fleeced — |flēst adjective Etymology: fleece (I) + ed 1. : covered with or as if with a fleece long fleeced sheep 2. of textiles : having a soft nap …   Useful english dictionary

• fleeced — adjective Date: 1580 1. covered with or as if with a fleece 2. of a textile having a soft nap …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fleeced — flɪːs n. coat of wool on a sheep; wool sheared from a sheep; something soft and fluffy, something resembling wool v. cheat; rob; shear the wool from a sheep …   English contemporary dictionary

• vicuna — 1) fabric made from wool of the vicuna, a small ruminant Fabric and Cloth 2) soft fleeced Andean ruminant Unusual Animals …   Phrontistery dictionary

• fleec´er — 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´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 — fleeceable, adj. fleeceless, adj. fleecelike, adj. fleecer, n. /flees/, n., v., fleeced, fleecing. n. 1. the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal. 2. the wool shorn from a sheep at one shearing. 3. something resembling a fleece: a …   Universalium

• 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