How to pronounce fleece
American English pronunciation
FLEES
- IPA
- /ˈflis/
- Syllables
- FLEES (1 syllable)
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What fleece means
Most people know fleece in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
The thick, woolly coat of a sheep
In a sentence: The farmer clipped the sheep's thick fleece and stuffed the wool into a sack.
Where it comes from: It comes from an Old English word, fleos, and goes back to an even older Germanic word.
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