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- Dictionaryfleece/fliːs/
noun
- 1. the woolly covering of a sheep or goat: "as the sheep came on board, we grabbed their long shaggy fleeces"
- 2. a soft warm fabric with a texture similar to sheep's wool, used as a lining material: "a reversible fleece jacket"
verb
- 1. obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them: informal "the city's cab drivers are notorious for fixing fares and fleecing tourists"
- 2. cover as if with a fleece: literary "the sky was half blue, half fleeced with white clouds"
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a type of cloth, usually made of polyester (= artificial material), that is thick and soft on one or both sides, and that is often used for making warm clothes: Fleece is warm and durable, and dries faster than natural fibres.
The meaning of FLEECE is the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep). How to use fleece in a sentence.
noun. 1. the coat of wool that covers the body of a sheep or similar animal and consists of a mass of crinkly hairs. 2. the wool removed from a single sheep. 3. something resembling a fleece in texture or warmth. 4. sheepskin or a fabric with soft pile, used as a lining for coats, etc.
[uncountable, countable] a type of soft warm cloth that feels like sheep’s wool; a jacket or sweatshirt that is made from this cloth. a fleece lining. a bright red fleece. Topics Clothes and Fashion c2. Word Origin. See fleece in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: fleece.
A fleece is a sheep's coat. Or a goat's. Or a yak's. A person's coat can be called a fleece, too, if it comes from a sheep or goat or a yak or even if it just looks like it did. You can also use fleece in an informal way to mean cheating someone.
Fleece is the outer coat of wool that covers a sheep, goat, llama, or similar animal, as in Wool made from a sheep’s fleece can be scratchy, but wool from llama’s fleece is soft and buttery.
Fleece definition: A soft, warm, lightweight, usually synthetic fabric with a deep pile, used primarily for clothing and blankets.
