fleeced
[ fleest ]
/ flist /
adjective
OTHER WORDS FROM fleeced
un·fleeced, adjectiveWords nearby fleeced
Definition for fleeced (2 of 2)
fleece
[ flees ]
/ flis /
noun
verb (used with object), fleeced, fleec·ing.
Origin of fleece
before 1000; Middle English
flees, Old English
flēos, flȳs; cognate with Middle Dutch
vlies, Middle High German
vlius, German
Vlies
OTHER WORDS FROM fleece
fleece·a·ble, adjective fleece·less, adjective fleece·like, adjective fleec·er, nounExample sentences from the Web for fleeced
British Dictionary definitions for fleeced
fleece
/ (fliːs) /
noun
verb (tr)
to defraud or charge exorbitantly; swindle
another term for shear (def. 1)
Word Origin for fleece
Old English
flēos; related to Middle High German
vlius, Dutch
vlies fleece, Latin
plūma feather, down