| fleece | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. fleece | the wool of a sheep or similar animal. |
| ~ wool | fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving. |
| n. (substance) | 2. fleece, sheepskin | tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing. |
| ~ leather | an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning. |
| ~ golden fleece | in Greek mythology, a fleece of gold owned by the king of Colchis and guarded in a sacred grove by a dragon; recovered by Jason and the Argonauts. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. fleece | a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing. |
| ~ cloth, fabric, textile, material | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
| n. (animal) | 4. fleece, wool | outer coat of especially sheep and yaks. |
| ~ pelage, coat | growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal. |
| v. (possession) | 5. fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge | rip off; ask an unreasonable price. |
| ~ extort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze | obtain by coercion or intimidation.; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" |
| ~ bill, charge | demand payment.; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" |
| ~ cheat, rip off, chisel | deprive somebody of something by deceit.; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money" |
| v. (contact) | 6. fleece, shear | shear the wool from.; "shear sheep" |
| ~ shave, trim | cut closely.; "trim my beard" |
| wool | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. wool, woolen, woollen | a fabric made from the hair of sheep. |
| ~ cloth, fabric, textile, material | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
| ~ tweed | thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland. |
| n. (substance) | 2. wool | fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving. |
| ~ animal fiber, animal fibre | fiber derived from animals. |
| ~ shetland wool | a wool obtained from sheep of the Shetland islands. |
| ~ raw wool | wool in its natural condition; not refined or processed. |
| ~ alpaca | wool of the alpaca. |
| ~ cashmere | the wool of the Kashmir goat. |
| ~ fleece | the wool of a sheep or similar animal. |
| ~ shoddy | reclaimed wool fiber. |
| ~ vicuna | the wool of the vicuna. |
| ~ virgin wool | wool not used before; wool not processed or woven before. |
| woolen | | |
| adj. (pertain) | 1. woolen, woollen | of or related to or made of wool.; "a woolen sweater" |
| woollen | | |
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