deprive of fleece

  • 1fleece — v. a. 1. Clip, shear, deprive of fleece. 2. Strip, rob, plunder, despoil, rifle, steal from. 3. Supply with fleece. 4. Cover fleecily, shroud softly, wrap in misty clouds, fold in snow …

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  • 2deprive — de·prive vt de·prived, de·priv·ing: to take away or withhold something from no person shall...be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law U.S. Constitution amend. V dep·ri·va·tion /ˌde prə vā shən, ˌdē ˌprī / n Merriam… …

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  • 3Fleece — Fleece, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fleeced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fleecing}.] 1. To deprive of a fleece, or natural covering of wool. [1913 Webster] 2. To strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; to bring to straits by… …

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  • 4fleece — index betray (lead astray), defraud, deprive, dupe, prey, steal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 200 …

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  • 5fleece — fleeceable, adj. fleeceless, adj. fleecelike, adj. fleecer, n. /flees/, n., v., fleeced, fleecing. n. 1. the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal. 2. the wool shorn from a sheep at one shearing. 3. something resembling a fleece: a …

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  • 6fleece — /flis / (say flees) noun 1. the coat of wool that covers a sheep or some similar animal. 2. the wool shorn from a sheep at one time. 3. something resembling a fleece: a fleece of hair. 4. a fabric with a soft, silky pile, used for warmth, as for… …

  • 7fleece — [[t]flis[/t]] n. v. fleeced, fleec•ing 1) the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal 2) the wool shorn from a sheep at one shearing 3) something resembling a fleece 4) tex a) a fabric with a thick, fleecelike pile or nap, used for… …

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  • 8Fleeced — Fleece Fleece, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fleeced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fleecing}.] 1. To deprive of a fleece, or natural covering of wool. [1913 Webster] 2. To strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; to bring to… …

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  • 9Fleecing — Fleece Fleece, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fleeced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fleecing}.] 1. To deprive of a fleece, or natural covering of wool. [1913 Webster] 2. To strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; to bring to… …

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  • 10defraud — de·fraud /di frȯd/ vt: to deprive of something by fraud de·fraud·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. defraud …

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