单词 | half-fleeced |
释义 | > as lemmashalf-fleeced Furnished with a fleece: often preceded by some qualifying word as half-fleeced, rich-fleeced. See also well-fleeced adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a coat > hairy, furry, or woolly > furnished with a fleece fleeced1590 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. ii. sig. B5 As when two rams..Fight for the rule of the rich fleeced flocke. c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme cxiv. 8 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 183 The fleezed Rammes doe frisking bound. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 663 A sow halfe fleeced with woole, was digged up. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 34 Sheep..fleeced rather with Hair than Wool. 1724 J. Swift Let. to Mr. Harding 5 If..the Grazier should bring me one single Weather fat and well Fleeced by Way of Pattern. 1892 Daily News 25 June 5/4 Who is reputed to have owed much of his great wealth to his fleeced flocks. < as lemmas |
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