sheep fleece
1Sheep shearing — Sheep shearing, shearing or clipping is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep s wool is called a shearer . Typically each adult sheep is shorn once each year (a sheep may be said to have… …
2fleece´like — 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 …
3fleece´a|ble — 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 …
4Fleece — (fl[=e]s), n. [OE. flees, AS. fle[ o]s; akin to D. flies, vlies.] 1. The entire coat of wool that covers a sheep or other similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or animal, at one time. [1913 Webster] Who shore me Like a tame… …
5Fleece wool — Fleece Fleece (fl[=e]s), n. [OE. flees, AS. fle[ o]s; akin to D. flies, vlies.] 1. The entire coat of wool that covers a sheep or other similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or animal, at one time. [1913 Webster] Who shore me… …
6fleece — [flēs] n. [ME flees < OE fleos, akin to Ger vlies < IE base * pleus , to pluck out > L pluma, a feather, down] 1. the wool covering a sheep or similar animal 2. the amount of wool cut from a sheep in one shearing 3. a covering like a… …
7Fleece — may refer to: * The woolen coat of a domestic sheep, especially after having been sheared (but before being processed into yarn or thread); * A general term for a soft bulky fabric with deep pile. * Polar fleece, a modern synthetic material used… …
8fleece — (n.) O.E. fleos, from W.Gmc. *flusaz (Cf. M.Du. vluus, Du. vlies, M.H.G. vlius, Ger. Vlies), probably from PIE *pleus to pluck, also a feather, fleece (Cf. L. pluma feather, down, Lith. plunksna feather ). The verb is 1530s in the literal sense… …
9fleece-wool — fleeceˈ wool noun The wool cut from a sheep at any of its clippings subsequent to its first, or yearling, clipping • • • Main Entry: ↑fleece …
10sheep-dip — [shēpdip΄] n. any chemical preparation used as a bath to free sheep from vermin and sheep scab or to clean the fleece and skin before shearing …
