Definition of "fleece"

(uncountable) Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal  examples

(uncountable) Insulating skin with the wool attached  examples

(countable) A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.  examples

(countable) An insulating wooly jacket  examples

(roofing) Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.  examples

Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.  examples

The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.  examples

(transitive) To con or trick (someone) out of money.  quotations  examples

(transitive) To shear the fleece from (a sheep or other animal).  examples

(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, wool.  examples