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Definitions for Fleeced
[1] having a fleece of a specified kind (usually used in combination): a thick-fleeced animal.
[2] covered with fleece or a fleecelike material.
[3] (of a fabric) having a softly napped surface.
[4] the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
[5] the wool shorn from a sheep at one shearing.
[6] something resembling a fleece: a fleece of clouds in a blue sky.
[7] a fabric with a soft, silky pile, used for warmth, as for lining garments.
[8] the soft nap or pile of such a fabric.
[9] to deprive of money or belongings by fraud, hoax, or the like; swindle: He fleeced the stranger of several dollars.
[10] to remove the fleece of (a sheep).
[11] to overspread, as with a fleece; fleck with fleecelike masses: a host of clouds fleecing the summer sky.
[12] the coat of wool that covers the body of a sheep or similar animal and consists of a mass of crinkly hairs
[13] the wool removed from a single sheep
[14] something resembling a fleece in texture or warmth
[15] sheepskin or a fabric with soft pile, used as a lining for coats, etc
[16] a warm polyester fabric with a brushed nap, used for outdoor garments
[17] a jacket or top made from such a fabric
[18] to defraud or charge exorbitantly; swindle
[19] another term for shear (def. 1)
Words related to Fleeced
cheat, gouge, overcharge, defraud, swindle, shaft, rook, clip, rob, burn, pluck, milk, flimflam, rifle, hustle, mulct, strip, despoil, cozen, bleed
Words nearby Fleeced
fledgling, fledgy, flee, fleece, fleece-vine, fleeced, fleecie, fleecy, fleein', fleek, fleer
Origin of Fleeced
before 1000; Middle English flees, Old English flēos, flȳs; cognate with Middle Dutch vlies, Middle High German vlius, German Vlies
Other words from Fleeced
un·fleeced , adjective
fleece·a·ble , adjective
fleece·less , adjective
fleece·like , adjective
fleec·er , noun
Word origin for Fleeced
Old English flēos ; related to Middle High German vlius , Dutch vlies fleece, Latin plūma feather, down
Synonyms for Fleeced
cheat, defraud, gouge, overcharge, swindle, bleed, burn, clip, con, cozen, despoil, flimflam, hustle, milk, mulct, pluck, rifle, rob, rook, shaft, strip, jerk around, rip off, rope in, run a game on, sell a bill of goods, take for a ride, take to the cleaners