Meaning Of The Word Fleece

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fleece
countable noun: A fleece is the wool that is cut off one sheep in a single piece.
countable noun: A sheep's fleece is the coat of wool that covers it.
variable noun: Fleece is a soft warm artificial fabric. A fleece is also a jacket or other garment made from this fabric.
verb: If you fleece someone, you get a lot of money from them by tricking them or charging them too much.

fleece in American English
the wool covering a sheep or similar animal
to shear the fleece from (sheep, etc.)
noun: the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal
transitive verb: to deprive of money or belongings by fraud, hoax, or the like; swindle

fleece in British English
to defraud or charge exorbitantly; swindle
noun: the coat of wool that covers the body of a sheep or similar animal and consists of a mass of crinkly hairs

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