Fleece

Definitions

1. Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
   uncountable
2. Insulating skin with the wool attached
   uncountable
3. A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.
   countable
4. An insulating wooly jacket
   countable
5. Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.
   countable, uncountable
6. Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.
   countable, uncountable
7. The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“Alas! in the morning the eaglet was gone; and, full of sorrow, they stooped to pick⟳ up the shining fleece with which the floor was spread⟳. At their touch⟳, every feather became a golden coin.”

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