fleece
31fleece — [OE] Fleece comes from a prehistoric Germanic *flūsaz. This probably goes back to an Indo European *plus , which also produced Latin plūma ‘down’, later ‘feathers’, and Lithuanian plunksna ‘feather’. The metaphorical sense of the verb, ‘swindle’ …
32fleece — noun Fleece is used before these nouns: ↑jacket, ↑pullover, ↑vest …
33fleece — v. (D; tr.) to fleece of * * * [fliːs] (D;tr.) to fleeceof …
34fleece — fleece1 [fli:s] n [: Old English; Origin: fleos] 1.) the woolly coat of a sheep, especially the wool and skin of a sheep when it has been made into a piece of clothing 2.) [U] an artificial soft material used to make warm jackets 3.) BrE a jacket …
35fleece — 1. noun a sheep s fleece Syn: wool, coat 2. verb, informal we were fleeced by a scalper See swindle 1 …
36fleece — tv. to cheat someone; to steal everything from someone. (Underworld.) □ Sam fleeced the kids for a lot of money. □ Rocko never tried to fleece anybody …
37Fleece (Stoff) — Fleece Mützen Fleece (engl. für Flausch, deutsch: Faserpelz) ist die englische Bezeichnung für synthetische Wolle, die aus Polyester wie z. B. alten PET Flaschen hergestellt wird.[1] 1979 wurde der Stoff von Malden Mills Industries Inc.… …
38fleece´like — fleece «flees», verb, fleeced, fleec|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to strip of money or belongings; rob or cheat: »The gamblers fleeced him of all his money. SYNONYM(S): plunder, victimize. 2. to cut the fleece from …
39fleece´a|ble — fleece «flees», verb, fleeced, fleec|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to strip of money or belongings; rob or cheat: »The gamblers fleeced him of all his money. SYNONYM(S): plunder, victimize. 2. to cut the fleece from …
40Fleece wool — Fleece Fleece (fl[=e]s), n. [OE. flees, AS. fle[ o]s; akin to D. flies, vlies.] 1. The entire coat of wool that covers a sheep or other similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or animal, at one time. [1913 Webster] Who shore me… …
