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

Derived forms: fleeced, fleeces, fleecing

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

Encyclopedia: Fleece