fleece
Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animalHair or wool of a sheep or similar animal.
» Tom got fleeced.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal.
Vlies
руно́runó, шерстьšerstʹ
руно́runó, шерстьšerstʹ, во́внаvóvna
the wool of a sheep or similar animal
(uncountable)Insulating skin with the wool attached.
Fell
овчи́наovčína
(countable)A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.
Fleece
флисflis
флісflis
(countable)An insulating wooly jacket.
Fleecejacke
(countable, uncountable)Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.
(countable, uncountable)Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.
(countable, uncountable)The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.
Examples
21 sentencesTom got fleeced.
Two people fleeced us last night.
Sami was fleeced by his maid.
Sami is getting fleeced and used.
Kalman was wearing a fleece jacket.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English fles, flees, flese, from Old English flēos, flīes, flȳs, from Proto-WeFrom Middle English fles, flees, flese, from Old English flēos, flīes, flȳs, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus.
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Forms
plural: fleecesSynonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable