fleecy
adjective
covered with, consisting of, or resembling a fleece or wool.
fleeciness
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a word derived from
fleecy.
Example Sentences
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Feathery white panicles of the Starry Campion, whose protruding stamens and fringed petals give it a certain fleeciness, are dainty enough for spring; by midsummer we expect plants of ranker growth and more gaudy flowers.
From Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Neltje Blanchan
On the floors of the rooms were jaguar skins, with wonderful spots, and thick monkey furs of exquisite fleeciness.
From Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Jules Verne
Only the white fleeciness of morning mist had flitted sometimes over her summer-sky, deepening the blue.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 by Various
There were billowy puffs of clouds high above, softly flushing into rose with a golden fleeciness to their edges.
From The House of Fulfilment by George Madden Martin
The clouds seem of more than northern fleeciness, and hang over the peaks like smoke, or float lazily from valley to valley, giving varying hues to the beautiful landscape.
From Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound by Victor St. Clair
