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1. The wool of a sheep or similar animal
    
2. Tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
   - sheepskin
    
3. A soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing
    
4. Outer coat of especially sheep and yaks
   - wool

1. Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
   - overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump [Brit], plume, pluck, rob, hook
    
2. Shave the wool from
   "fleece sheep"
   - shear

Derived forms: fleeced, fleeces, fleecing

See also: fleecy

Type of: cheat, chisel, cloth, coat, fabric, leather, material, pelage, rip off, shave, textile, trim, wool

Encyclopedia: Fleece