fleece
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noun \ˈflēs\Definition of FLEECE
1
a : the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (as a sheep) b : the wool obtained from a sheep at one shearing
2
a : any of various soft or woolly coverings b : a soft bulky deep-piled knitted or woven fabric used chiefly for clothing
See Examples of FLEECE
- <learning how to shear the fleece off a sheep>
Origin of FLEECE
Middle English flees, from Old English flēos; akin to Middle High German vlius fleece and perhaps to Latin pluma feather, down
First Known Use: before 12th century
2fleece
transitive verbfleecedfleec·ing
Definition of FLEECE
1
a : to strip of money or property by fraud or extortion b : to charge excessively for goods or services
2
: to remove the fleece from : shear
3
: to dot or cover with fleecy masses
Examples of FLEECE
- Don't let that salesman fleece you.
- an unsuspecting tourist fleeced by a scam artist
First Known Use of FLEECE
1537
Related to FLEECE
- Synonyms
- beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, chouse, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, do in, euchre, fiddle, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hose [slang], hustle, mulct, nobble [British slang], pluck, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, sucker, swindle, thimblerig, victimize, sell a bill of goods to, take for a ride, take to the cleaners
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