Hunter S. Thompson

March is a month without mercy for rabid basketball fans. There is no such thing as a 'gentleman gambler' when the Big Dance rolls around. All sheep will be fleeced, all fools will be punished severely... There are no Rules when the deal goes down in the final weeks of March. Even your good friends will turn into monsters.

American Journalist

David Roberts

As scientific research demonstrates, llama wool's very coarseness and its range of fibers from fine to thick mean that it can be woven into clothing that's superior to down, fleece, sheep wool, and alpaca wool in criteria ranging from warmth to water resistance to usable life.

Jacques Pepin

I have an immigrant story. Most people come here for economic reasons, or religious reasons, or racial reasons, or gender reasons, or one of those things. I had a good job in Paris, but America was, and still is, the golden fleece. And I've done very well!

French Chef

Chelsea Cain

I love the fact that we are surrounded by this spectacular natural beauty that routinely strikes us dead. Hikers walk off into the woods and are never seen again. And still we tug on our fleece and skip off into the wilderness, not a care in the world.

American Novelist

Eric Schneiderman

Daily fantasy sports is neither victimless nor harmless, and it is clear that DraftKings and FanDuel are the leaders of a massive, multi-billion-dollar scheme intended to evade the law and fleece sports fans across the country.

American Politician

Charles Best

Acknowledging someone is an act of altruism in the first place, so converting that act of altruism into a pizza party or company fleece jacket or a gift card is fine, but it's not in keeping with spirit in which it all began.

American Businessman

Abraham Lincoln

These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the people; and now that they have got into a quarrel with themselves, we are called upon to appropriate the people's money to settle the quarrel.

American President

Julie Burchill

Amsterdam has more than 150 canals and 1,250 bridges, but it never seems crowded, nor bent and bitter from fleecing the tourist.

British Journalist

Solon

Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.

Greek Statesman

Sylvia Kristel

Self confidence for me is a fragile fleece.

Dutch Actress

Fleece is often mentioned in the context of shearing sheep, usually once a year.

Shearing Time

Fleece refers to a natural insulator, providing warmth for sheep and goats.

Natural Insulation

Fleece fabric is popular in creating casual outerwear and is praised for its warmth.

Clothing Material

Fleece fabric is known for its soft and cozy texture, similar to a sheep's wool.

Soft Texture

When used as a verb, 'fleece' implies deception and taking unfair advantage of someone.

Negative Connotation

Using 'fleece' as a verb often refers to a significant loss of money.

Money Loss

As a verb, 'fleece' is informal and more common in spoken language.

Informal Verb

Shearing, or fleecing, can be an important part of animal care to keep them cool.

Animal Care

Fleecing is the process of harvesting wool, providing material for textiles.

Wool Harvest

 this year it's showing up in honey it's showing up in different food products that should not be contaminated with plastics what we've learned over the last few years what the science community has learned over the last few years is that this is getting into the water from washing your fleece jackets

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 As they whispered and planned their victory, both hero and princess fell deeply under each other’s spell. Unaware of his daughter’s scheming, the king confidently led Jason to face his first task. The hero was brought to a huge field of oxen that lay between him and the fleece,

The myth of Jason,...

 he could feel his time among them was drawing to a close. As the fleece gleamed in his mind, he knew he would have to retrieve it alone. But he could not guess that this final task would have the most horrible price of all.

The myth of Jason and...

 immigration became synonymous with Mexicans. There were endless stories of Mexicans as people who were fleecing the healthcare system, sneaking across the border, being arrested at the border, that sort of thing.

Chimamanda Ngozi...

 we set off and headed out in this phenomenal boat called the golden fleece we had to cross straights passage which is perhaps the most dangerous passage of water in the world you're on there for four days

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 we set off and headed out in this phenomenal boat called the golden fleece we had to cross straits passage which is perhaps the most dangerous passage of water in the world you're on there for

Killer Whales Working...

 Just as she was abandoning hope, an ant colony took pity on her and helped with the work. Successfully passing the first trial, Psyche next had to bring Venus the fleece of the golden sheep,

The myth of Cupid and...

 electricity FDR said the people have paid and paid dearly and they're beginning to understand that reform is needed because they've been fleeced of millions of dollars and he ran on

Making internet widely...

 alpaca fleece is great material and the zoo is happy to oblige we received contributions from people all over the world and this is our way of trying to give back and say thank you

Alpaca Fleece to Help in...

 Surviving on his fat reserves as his downy fleece is replaced by a sleek coat

Fleece

The woolly covering of a sheep or goat.

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A soft warm fabric.

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To cheat someone out of a lot of money.

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Usage tips

To remove the fleece from a sheep or goat.

Often appears as...

Shearing Time

Natural Insulation

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