fleece
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Is fleece a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of fleece?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (uncountable) Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animalExamples: "The Sun ſhall change, the Moon to change ſhall ceaſe; / The Gaits to clim-----the Sheep to yield the Fleece, / Ere ought by me be either ſaid or done, / Shall do thee Wrang, I ſwear by all aboon."; "Wool became the substitute for money. […] In all the middle periods of British history, the fleece was the expression and the measure of national prosperity or calamity."uncountable
2. (uncountable) Insulating skin with the wool attacheduncountable
3. (countable) A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.countable
4. (countable) An insulating wooly jacketcountable
5. (roofing) Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.countableuncountable
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To con or trick (someone) out of money.Examples: "There is a difference between bookmaking, an entirely respectable profession, and fleecing people, which isn’t."transitive
2. (transitive) To cut off the fleece from (a sheep or other animal).Examples: "During spring shearing we have to fleece all the sheep in just a few days."Synonyms: shear#Verbtransitive
3. (transitive) To cover with, or as if with, wool.transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary