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fleeced

American  
[fleest] / flist /

adjective

  1. having a fleece of a specified kind (usually used in combination).

    a thick-fleeced animal.

  2. covered with fleece or a fleecelike material.

  3. (of a fabric) having a softly napped surface.


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Origin of fleeced

First recorded in 1520–30; fleece + -ed 3

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Each year 30 million people come from all over the world to the land of the Golden Fleeced.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fleeced By Dick Morris & Eileen McGann HarperCollins; 337 pages The one-word-title, 30-word-subtitle book market appears to have been locked up by former Bill Clinton adviser Dick Morris and writing partner Eileen McGann.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nonetheless, Fleeced does manage to effectively tap into populist anger toward those in charge.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fleeced and bullied by touts and cabmen, he found himself at last on board a cheap Mediterranean steamer which pitched and rolled through a persistent spell of stormy weather.

From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel

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