I. noun
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fleece -lined slippers
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A lamb's fleece was sprawled in the middle of the stage.
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Early wills and inventories show records for fleece , flax and hemp in many areas.
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In general, the same clothing was used underneath - Rhoval/Modal thermals and Polartec 200 fleece .
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Its white fleece runs on over her fingers.
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Locally, fleece may be available from your garden centre but do check the quality and price before buying.
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The drawcords on the fleece and the Merlin sleeping bag pull in freely and close tightly if required.
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Then they unrolled as a silver-white fleece , under the silent cold light of the moon.
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Thinsulate fleece: heat reflective fleece .
II. verb
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Authorities estimate at least 300 elderly couples were fleeced in the scheme.
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She fleeced him for everything he had.
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She estimates he fleeced her of about £50,000 by tricking her into buying fake antiques.
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Some airport shops are accused of fleecing their customers, who don't have any choice but to use them.
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But nothing's worse than driving into an auto repair shop, sight unseen, and being fleeced.
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Nevertheless, he thought Theo unduly alarmist in warning him that women like her were out to fleece him.
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Sturdy rogues intent on fleecing me, as I was them.
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The Crown Prosecution Service is seeking to seize up to £40m that he fleeced from 16,000 people.
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The technology is ready to roll and it's not like they've shied away in the past from fleecing motorists.
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The Tsar, the landowner, Denikin's troops, and your Comrades all fleeced him.