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fleece

Pronunciation: /fliːs/

Definition of fleece

1the woolly covering of a sheep or goat: as the sheep came on board, we grabbed their long shaggy fleeces [mass noun]:he clutched the ram by two handfuls of thick fleece
the wool shorn from a sheep in a single piece at one time: the shed can be used for storing fleeces
Heraldry a representation of a fleece suspended from a ring.

2 [mass noun] a soft warm fabric with a texture similar to sheep’s wool, used as a lining material: [as modifier]:a reversible fleece jacket
a jacket or other garment made from a fleece fabric.

[with object]

1 informal obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them:the city’s cab drivers are notorious for fixing fares and fleecing tourists

2 literary cover as if with a fleece:the sky was half blue, half fleeced with white clouds

Derivatives

Old English flēos, flēs, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlies and German Vlies

Definition of fleece in the US English dictionary

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