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• Mary had a little lamb, its fleece as white as snow.From the entry lamb
• Part of the fleece was caked with manure, so we had to clean it.From the entry caked
• Sound but more workaday fleeces are batched to make roving and yarn.2026, Robin Nistock, quotee, “Makers Space”, in Spin Off, volume L, number 1, page 13. From the entry batch
• A fleece throw and pillow set that'll make any space cozier for your lil' floofer.2017 December 6, Emmy Favilla, “Just 29 Really Adorable Gifts For Your Dog”, in BuzzFeed. From the entry floofer
• Fleece lined, the dark hide exterior was adorned with intricate beading by a truly skilled artisan.2016, Debra Salonen, Black Hills Native Son. From the entry made in China
• Offered in either nylon (sometimes fleece lined) or neoprene, pogies can also provide insulation.2012, Dan Henderson, Sea Kayaking: Basic Skills, Paddling Techniques, and Expedition Planning, page 27. From the entry pogie
• Kate, their young rousie, threw the fleece up and over the table.2011, Fiona Palmer, Heart of Gold, Michael Joseph, →ISBN. From the entry rousie
• Pogies are sheaths of nylon or neoprene and fleece that fit over the paddle shaft.2008, John Lull, Sea Kayaking Safety & Rescue, unnumbered page. From the entry pogie
• Cloth diaper covers can be polyurethane laminate (PUL) over cotton or polyester, nylon, wool or fleece.2007, Denise Fields, Alan Fields, Baby Bargains: Secrets to Saving 20% to 50% on Baby Furinture, Equipment, Clothes, Toys, Maternity Wear…. From the entry pul
• They're called angora with wonderfully long, soft fleece,” she raptured on about her first venture.2003, Beverly Adam, Irish Magic, page 121. From the entry rapture
• Sheridan was speaking about the council fleecing tenants and used a pygmalion word.1960 April 28, The Times. From the entry Pygmalion word
• L.A.’s Greg Lauren elevated sweatshirty fleece and fused it with denim, and BCBG’s Cal-inspired tie-dye knits were festival-ready.2015 September 20, Booth Moore, “Five lasting impressions”, in Los Angeles Times, section “Comfort is king”, page P5, column 1. From the entry sweatshirty
• His spirit lingers near the fortress at the other end of the remoseless depths where Theseus manarvels fleece.2010, Henry Gould, Lanthanum, page 91. From the entry manarvel
• Marie-Louise emerged from the girls' tent, wrapped in a fleece.2009, Sue Limb, Girl, Barely 15: Flirting for England, page 195. From the entry zat
• The value of a fleece is determined by fibre diametre, lustre, softness, freedom or near freedom from kemps, and clean yield.1995, O. J. Petrie, Harvesting of Textile Animal Fibres, →ISBN, page 9. From the entry diametre
• As folk fleece and fisticuff in street.1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), page 265. From the entry fisticuff
• On the East Coast they fleece the millionaires.1954, Ian Fleming, “The Everglades”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 119. From the entry sucker trap
• The coat of the Komondor is extraordinarily profuse and generally matted into a veritable fleece of extreme density.1948, Brian Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald, The Book of the Dog, page 551. From the entry Komondor
• It’s made of organic cotton and bamboo, complete with fleece around the legs for durability and softness, as well as a soft waterproof outer.2010 September 28, “Potty Training: Cloth Trainers”, in New & Green Baby Co., archived from the original on 01 Apr 2024. From the entry birth-to-potty diaper
• At that point, the fiber breaks easily and the whole fleece can be separated at the skinline, leaving the sheep completely bare.1973, Consumer Products by Design. From the entry defleece
• It has a coat of stiff hairs rather than the soft fleece of the barnyard animal, and it is much more agile.1967, Peter Farb, The Land, Wildlife, and Peoples of the Bible, page 78. From the entry barnyard
• The profiteer who through a combine fleeces the public would scorn to wrong a friend or betray those of his own household.1920, John M[offatt] Mecklin, “The Traits of the Great Society as Illustrated by the Corporation”, in An Introduction to Social Ethics…. From the entry anonymity
• That first batch of yarn set the pattern for Knudsen Knits: Farah seeks out local wool growers, selects fleeces, and works with small local mills to produce yarn.2026, Sandi Rosner, “Knudsen Knits: Sourcing & Milling Local Heritage-Breed Wool”, in Spin Off, volume L, number 1, page 39. From the entry mill
• A special type of diaper is the pocket diaper, which is made of a waterproof outer layer and a fleece inner lining with an absorbent insert.2022, Everest Media, “Insights from Chapter 3”, in Summary of Christine Gross-Loh's The Diaper-Free Baby, Everest Media, →ISBN. From the entry pocket diaper
• We scoured the site for things that are not often on sale, and stumbled on this great nubby Patagonia fleece that’s perfect for living out your gorpcore dreams in.2017 November 27, Alexis Swerdloff, “If You're Going to Buy One Thing Today, Make It This Patagonia Fleece”, in New York Magazine. From the entry gorpcore
• He recently had a heart attack after returning home from a "missions" trip, which really means fleecing a bunch of turd-world primates that can't read or write.2016, Steve Deace, A Nefarious Plot, page 54. From the entry turd world
• Pocket diapers have a diaper wrap on the outside and a fleece liner on the inside, which can keep your baby dry and reduce diaper rash.2016, Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, Ann Keppler, Janelle Durham, April Bolding, Preconception: Improve Your Health and Enhance Fertility…. From the entry diaper wrap
• Mum bought them for me one Christmas and they’re made of bright red fleece and covered in lots of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeers and Christmas puddings.2015, Alexandra Potter, Love From Paris, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, page 7. From the entry Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
• The fleeces of black Montadales (which produce a range of grays) are intended only for handspinners and small-scale artisan yarn production, because they are useless to the mass-industrial system.2011, Carol Ekarius, Deborah Robson, The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook, →ISBN. From the entry montadale
• YOUNG designer Holly Wharton became a walking advert for National Science Week today when she donned a woolly jumper made from the fleece of Dolly, the cloned sheep.1998 March 14, “Knit one, clone one, for woolly winner”, in The Independent. From the entry walking advert
• The full moon, hidden by veils of cloud, threw a pale phosphorescent luminousness over the heavens, and the towers of the church stood up black against this silvery fleece.1927, Willa Cather, Death Comes for the Archbishop, Book VII, section 2, page 212. From the entry luminousness

Meaning of fleece

1. noun Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal.
2. noun Insulating skin with the wool attached.
3. noun A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.

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Questions about fleece in a sentence

How do you use fleece in a sentence?

Fleece is used as a noun and verb. For example: “During spring shearing we have to fleece all the sheep in just a few days.”

What is a short sentence with fleece?

“As folk fleece and fisticuff in street.”

What does fleece mean?

Fleece means hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal.