fleece

fleece

F0178700 (flēs)n.1. a. The coat of wool of a sheep or similar animal.b. The yield of wool shorn from a sheep at one time.2. A soft woolly covering or mass.3. a. A soft, warm, lightweight, usually synthetic fabric with a deep pile, used primarily for clothing and blankets.b. A garment, especially a shirt or jacket, made of such fabric.tr.v. fleeced, fleec·ing, fleec·es 1. To defraud of money or property; swindle.2. To shear the fleece from.3. To cover with a fleece or similar covering.

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[Middle English fles, from Old English flēos.]

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fleec′er n.

fleece

(fliːs) n1. (Agriculture) the coat of wool that covers the body of a sheep or similar animal and consists of a mass of crinkly hairs2. (Agriculture) the wool removed from a single sheep3. something resembling a fleece in texture or warmth4. (Textiles) sheepskin or a fabric with soft pile, used as a lining for coats, etc5. (Clothing & Fashion) a warm polyester fabric with a brushed nap, used for outdoor garments6. (Clothing & Fashion) a jacket or top made from such a fabricvb (tr) 7. to defraud or charge exorbitantly; swindle8. (Agriculture) another term for shear¹[Old English flēos; related to Middle High German vlius, Dutch vlies fleece, Latin plūma feather, down]

fleece

(flis)

n., v. fleeced, fleec•ing. 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. 4. a. a fabric with a thick, fleecelike pile or nap, used for warmth, as in garments or linings. b. the nap or pile of such a fabric. c. a garment made or lined with such a fabric. v.t. 5. to deprive of money or belongings by fraud or hoax; swindle. 6. to overcharge. 7. to remove the fleece of (a sheep). 8. to overspread or fleck with fleecelike masses. [before 1000; Middle English flees, Old English flēos, flȳs] fleece′like`, adj. fleec′er, n.

fleece

Past participle: fleeced
Gerund: fleecing

Imperative
fleece
fleece

Present
I fleece
you fleece
he/she/it fleeces
we fleece
you fleece
they fleece

Preterite
I fleeced
you fleeced
he/she/it fleeced
we fleeced
you fleeced
they fleeced

Present Continuous
I am fleecing
you are fleecing
he/she/it is fleecing
we are fleecing
you are fleecing
they are fleecing

Present Perfect
I have fleeced
you have fleeced
he/she/it has fleeced
we have fleeced
you have fleeced
they have fleeced

Past Continuous
I was fleecing
you were fleecing
he/she/it was fleecing
we were fleecing
you were fleecing
they were fleecing

Past Perfect
I had fleeced
you had fleeced
he/she/it had fleeced
we had fleeced
you had fleeced
they had fleeced

Future
I will fleece
you will fleece
he/she/it will fleece
we will fleece
you will fleece
they will fleece

Future Perfect
I will have fleeced
you will have fleeced
he/she/it will have fleeced
we will have fleeced
you will have fleeced
they will have fleeced

Future Continuous
I will be fleecing
you will be fleecing
he/she/it will be fleecing
we will be fleecing
you will be fleecing
they will be fleecing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fleecing
you have been fleecing
he/she/it has been fleecing
we have been fleecing
you have been fleecing
they have been fleecing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fleecing
you will have been fleecing
he/she/it will have been fleecing
we will have been fleecing
you will have been fleecing
they will have been fleecing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fleecing
you had been fleecing
he/she/it had been fleecing
we had been fleecing
you had been fleecing
they had been fleecing

Conditional
I would fleece
you would fleece
he/she/it would fleece
we would fleece
you would fleece
they would fleece

Past Conditional
I would have fleeced
you would have fleeced
he/she/it would have fleeced
we would have fleeced
you would have fleeced
they would have fleeced

fleece

A sleeved garment for the upper body, made of lightweight but warm material.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fleece - the wool of a sheep or similar animalwool - fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving
	2.	fleece - tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothingsheepskinleather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanningGolden Fleece - in Greek mythology, a fleece of gold owned by the king of Colchis and guarded in a sacred grove by a dragon; recovered by Jason and the Argonauts
	3.	fleece - a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothingcloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
	4.	fleece - outer coat of especially sheep and yakswoolpelage, coat - growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal
Verb	1.	fleece - rip off; ask an unreasonable pricegazump, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, surcharge, hook, pluckextort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
	2.	fleece - shear the wool from; "shear sheep"shearshave, trim - cut closely; "trim my beard"

fleece

noun1. wool, hair, coat, fur, coat of wool a blanket of lamb's fleeceverb1. cheat, skin (slang), steal, rob, con (informal), rifle, stiff (slang), soak (U.S. & Canad. slang), sting (informal), bleed (informal), rip off (slang), plunder, defraud, overcharge, swindle, rook (slang), diddle (informal), take for a ride (informal), despoil, take to the cleaners (slang), sell a pup, cozen, mulct She claims he fleeced her out of thousands of pounds.

fleece

verbTo exploit (another) by charging too much for something:overcharge.Slang: clip, gouge, nick, rip off, scalp, skin, soak.Idioms: make someone pay through the nose, take someone for a ride , take someone to the cleaners .

Translations

剪羊毛绒头织物羊毛

fleece

(fliːs) noun a sheep's coat of wool. 羊毛 羊毛 verb to cut wool from (sheep). 剪(羊)毛 剪（羊）毛 ˈfleecy adjective soft and woolly. a fleecy blanket. 羊毛質的 （像羊毛般）毛茸茸的，羊毛似的

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