fleece
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2.5
- noun
- /flis/
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- Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow.
- ram's fleece
- golden fleece
Gideon had to see fleeces before he would go.
- Gideon had to see fleeces before he would go.
- The next morning, I want the ground dry and the fleece drenched.
Examples
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Do you want me to wash your fleece?
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Its fleece was white as snow.
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Mary had a little lamb its fleece was white as snow
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The next morning, I want the ground dry and the fleece drenched.
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I went over to the row of coats hanging on nails by the door and took down my warmest fleece-lined sheepskin coat.
Fiction book (2002) -
The shepherd carefully collected each fleece after shearing the sheep in spring.
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After the sheep were sheared, their fleece was processed to make warm winter clothing.
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She sold the soft, clean fleece at the market for a good price.
Synonyms
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1.0
Soft thick hair from sheep or similar animals used to make warm cloth
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6.6
An animal skin with the fur still attached
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3.9
Tanned sheep hide with wool left on used to make warm clothes
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4.2
Skin from a young sheep with wool that people use to make warm clothes
The woolly coat of a sheep used for clothing
Made from sheepskin with the wool still on for warm clothing
Hair from sheep that has not been cleaned or treated
Compounds
A climbing plant that grows back every year with twining stems and fragrant green flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fleece first meant the woolly coat of a sheep, an old name for the animal's 'wool'. So when you think of a fleece, picture the soft coat a sheep gives us, which helps explain its use for rugs and warm clothing.