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Definition of Fleeces

Fleece
Fleece Fleece, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fleeced; p. pr. & vb. n. Fleecing.] 1. To deprive of a fleece, or natural covering of wool. 2. To strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; to bring to straits by oppressions and exactions. Whilst pope and prince shared the wool betwixt them, the people were finely fleeced. --Fuller. 3. To spread over as with wool. [R.] --Thomson.

Meaning of Fleeces from wikipedia

- Look up fleece in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fleece may refer to: Fleeces, woollen coats of a domestic sheep or long-haired goat, especially after...
- the hair part of the fleece is called kemp. The relative amounts of kemp to wool vary from breed to breed and make some fleeces more desirable for spinning...
- collect in them. The fleeces would be hung in trees to dry before the gold was shaken or combed out. Alternatively, the fleeces would be used on washing...
- Napoleon created by Order of 15 August 1809 the Order of the Three Golden Fleeces, in view of his sovereignty over Austria, Spain and Burgundy. This was...
- Polar fleece is a soft fabric made from polyester that is napped and insulating. PolarFleece is a trademark registered by Malden Mills (now Polartec, LLC)...
- 52°5′32″N 1°51′56″W / 52.09222°N 1.86556°W / 52.09222; -1.86556 The Fleece Inn is a pub in Bretforton, in the Vale of Evesham, Worcestershire, England:...
- The Golden Fleece is an inn in York, England, which has a free house pub on the ground floor and four guest bedrooms above. It dates back to at least the...
- The Golden Fleece is an element of Gr**** mythology. Golden Fleece may also refer to: Golden Fleece (clipper), an 1855 California clipper that caught fire...
- Veedon Fleece is the eighth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in October 1974. Morrison recorded the album shortly...
- The Order of the Three Golden Fleeces (French: Ordre des Trois-Toisons d'Or) was an order of chivalry instituted by Napoleon I at Schönbrunn by letters...