sheep fleece
101black sheep — 1. a sheep with black fleece. 2. a person who causes shame or embarrassment because of deviation from the accepted standards of his or her group. [1785 95] * * * …
102border disease of sheep — a highly fatal disease caused by a togavirus, affecting sheep on the English Welsh border, as well as in Australia and New Zealand (where it is called hairy shaker d.); it is manifested by increased hair in the fleece, slow growth, diminished… …
103Soay sheep — [ səʊeɪ] noun a small domesticated sheep of a primitive breed with a brown fleece and horns in both sexes, formerly confined to the island of Soay in the St Kilda group (Outer Hebrides) …
104The Princess Who Was Hidden Underground — is a German fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in The Violet Fairy Book . [Andrew Lang, The Violet Fairy Book , [http://www.mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/054.htm The Princess Who Was Hidden Underground ] ] ynopsisA king had three sons and divided… …
105Afro-textured hair — Prominent Ghanaian economist and author George Ayittey with natural afro textured hair. Natural or Afro textured hair is a term used to refer to the typical texture of African hair that has not been altered by hot combs, flat irons, or chemicals… …
106arnacites — Gk arnakis, sheep fleece; ites, resemblance. Glumes and lower lemma densely woody …
107fleec´er — fleece «flees», verb, fleeced, fleec|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to strip of money or belongings; rob or cheat: »The gamblers fleeced him of all his money. SYNONYM(S): plunder, victimize. 2. to cut the fleece from …
108fleeced — fleece ► NOUN 1) the wool coat of a sheep. 2) a soft, warm fabric with a pile, or a garment made from this. ► VERB informal ▪ defraud, especially by overcharging. DERIVATIVES fleeced adjective fleecy adjective. ORIGIN …
109fleecy — fleece ► NOUN 1) the wool coat of a sheep. 2) a soft, warm fabric with a pile, or a garment made from this. ► VERB informal ▪ defraud, especially by overcharging. DERIVATIVES fleeced adjective fleecy adjective. ORIGIN …
110Wool — is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, [Australian Wool Corporation, Australian Wool Classing, Raw Wool Services, 1990] of animals in the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of… …
