noun🔗ShareLaine, toisonHair or wool of a sheep or similar animal"The sheep's fleece was thick and soft. "La toison du mouton était épaisse et douce.animalmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePolaire, toisonInsulating skin with the wool attached"My grandmother knitted a warm fleece for my baby brother. "Ma grand-mère a tricoté une polaire chaude pour mon petit frère.animalmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePolaireA textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen."The grandmother's favorite winter coat was made of a soft fleece. "Le manteau d'hiver préféré de la grand-mère était fait d'une polaire douce.materialwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePolaire, veste polaireAn insulating wooly jacket"My daughter wore a warm fleece jacket to school because it was cold. "Ma fille portait une veste polaire chaude à l'école parce qu'il faisait froid.wearstyleitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePolaire(roofing) Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer."The roofer used a fleece to protect the underlying felt during the renovation. "Le couvreur a utilisé une polaire pour protéger le feutre sous-jacent pendant la rénovation.materialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePolaire, toisonAny soft woolly covering resembling a fleece."The sheep's fleece was thick and soft, perfect for making warm blankets. "La toison du mouton était épaisse et douce, parfaite pour faire des couvertures chaudes.animalmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareToisonThe fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine."The textile worker carefully collected the fleece from the carding machine. "L'ouvrier textile a soigneusement recueilli la toison de la machine à carder.materialmachineagricultureindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscroquer, arnaquerTo con or trick (someone) out of money."The salesman tried to fleece the elderly woman out of her life savings. "Le vendeur a essayé d'escroquer la vieille dame de ses économies.economybusinessfinanceactionmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTondreTo shear the fleece from (a sheep or other animal)."During spring shearing we have to fleece all the sheep in just a few days."Pendant la tonte printanière, nous devons tondre tous les moutons en quelques jours seulement.animalagricultureactionbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCouvrir de laineTo cover with, or as if with, wool."The sheep farmer carefully fleece the young lambs, preparing them for market. "L'éleveur de moutons couvre soigneusement les jeunes agneaux de laine, les préparant pour le marché.materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
