plural fleeces
1
: the woolly coat of a sheep
2
a
: a soft cloth that is used to make warm clothes
warm fleece jackets
b
chiefly British
: a jacket made from this cloth
fleeces; fleeced; fleecing
informal
: to deceive and take money from (someone) : cheat
Don't let that salesman fleece you.
an unsuspecting tourist fleeced by a scam artist
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“Fleece.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/fleece. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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