Fleece
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Fleece is a general term for a soft fabric (often with a deep pile
), and may refer to:
Pile (textile)
In textiles, pile is the raised surface or nap of a fabric, which is made of upright loops or strands of yarn. Examples of pile textiles are carpets, corduroy, velvet, plush, and Turkish towels.. The word is derived from Latin pilus for "hair"...
), and may refer to:
- A fleece, the woolWoolWool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and certain other animals, including cashmere from goats, mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, vicuña, alpaca, camel from animals in the camel family, and angora from rabbits....
len coat of a domestic sheep or long-haired goat, especially after having been sheared (but before being processed into yarn or thread). - Polar fleecePolar fleecePolar fleece, usually referred to simply as "fleece," is a soft napped insulating synthetic fabric made from Polyethylene terephthalate or other synthetic fibers. One of the first forms was Polar Fleece created in 1979 by Malden Mills, now Polartec LLC., a new, light and strong pile fabric meant...
and related modern synthetic materials used to make cool-weather clothing - Horticultural fleeceHorticultural fleeceHorticultural fleece is a thin, unwoven, polypropylene fabric that is used as a floating mulch to protect early crops and other delicate plants from cold weather, frost, and insect pests...
, used to protect plants from low temperatures or insect pests - The Golden FleeceGolden FleeceIn Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece is the fleece of the gold-haired winged ram, which can be procured in Colchis. It figures in the tale of Jason and his band of Argonauts, who set out on a quest by order of King Pelias for the fleece in order to place Jason rightfully on the throne of Iolcus...
of Greek mythology - To fleece someone, slang term for causing someone to be ripped offRipoffA ripoff is a bad financial transaction. Usually it refers to an incident in which a person overpays for something. A ripoff is distinguished from a scam in that a scam involves wrongdoing such as fraud; whether or not something is a ripoff, on the other hand, is a matter of opinion.In a related...
, or an unfair transaction
- football fleece the preferred outerwear of Peterborough United Football Clubs treasured Press Officer.