fleece

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
2. (uncountable) Insulating skin with the wool attached
3. (countable) A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.
4. (countable) An insulating wooly jacket
5. (countable, uncountable) Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.
6. (countable, uncountable) Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.
7. (countable, uncountable) The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.

Verb

1. (transitive) To con or trick (someone) out of money.
2. (transitive) To cut off the fleece from (a sheep or other animal).
3. (transitive) To cover with, or as if with, wool.

Synonyms

swindle

wool

overcharge

cheat

shear

defraud

rob

gyp

surcharge

fur

rook

bilk

diddle

embezzle

pluck

sheepskin

soak

squeeze

despoil

cotton

sting

deceive

hook

🪝

rip off

plunder

trick

bamboozle

strip

charge

plush

hoax

woolen

impoverish

exploit

loot

extort

gazump

melton

pauperize

plume

lamb’s wool

take away from

despoil of

strip of money

mass of hair

remarkable piece

Turkish

🇹🇷

a glorious period

clip

con

Translations

toison

vello

Vlies

lana

velló

laine

vellón

προβιά

lã

desplumar

felpa

جز

molleton

κουρεύω

fleece

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fliːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: flees

Inherited from Old English: flēos

In summary

From Middle English flees, flese, flus, fleos, from Old English flēos, flīes, flȳs, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus.