fleecy
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Sietsema also wrote that "it refused to lie flat, glistening with fat in its snappy natural casing, crammed into a freshly baked potato bun of perfect fleecy texture and density. It’s giant."
From Salon • May 8, 2024
If you search #cloverlawns on TikTok, you’ll be flooded with photos and videos of fleecy, ethereal-looking lawns.
From National Geographic • Jul. 20, 2023
He was less impressed with their brains, asserting that “the fleecy sheep is the stupidest of animals.”
From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022
"Use something woolly or fleecy - cotton will not hold the heat in," is her tip.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2022
Meanwhile at Kirke’s hands the rest were gently bathed, anointed with sweet oil, and dressed afresh in tunics and new cloaks with fleecy linings.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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