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The sheep had thick fleece.
What does Fleece mean?
Sheep's wool or soft warm fabric.
Dictionary definition
The wool coat of a sheep; also a soft warm fabric or to cheat someone out of money.
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She wore a warm fleece jacket.
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Wool is close in meaning to fleece.
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Bare Skin contrasts with fleece.
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Partnoun, verb.
MeaningFleece means Sheep's wool or soft warm fabric.
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Synonyms
Words like Fleece
woolThe soft hair from sheep.
Antonyms
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bare skinSkin without a covering.
opposite ideaA contrasting idea to fleece, depending on context.
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