| Noun | 1. | fleece - the wool of a sheep or similar animalwool - fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving | |
| 2. | fleece - tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothingleather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning Golden Fleece - in Greek mythology, a fleece of gold owned by the king of Colchis and guarded in a sacred grove by a dragon; recovered by Jason and the Argonauts | |
| 3. | fleece - a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothingcloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" | |
| 4. | fleece - outer coat of especially sheep and yakspelage, coat - growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal | |
| Verb | 1. | fleece - rip off; ask an unreasonable priceextort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money" | |
| 2. | fleece - shear the wool from; "shear sheep" | |