| 单词 | fallen fleece |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfallen fleece fallen fleece n. a fleece taken from the carcass of a dead sheep (and therefore likely to be diseased). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > fleece > [noun] > types of shearling1481 wool1495 hog wool1653 hog1824 fallen fleece1867 shirling1869 yearlings1888 1867 Geelong Advertiser 4 May We held a small sale [of wool] to-day... We sold greasy (all faults) at 5d to 81/ 8d; sound, 8d to 10d; fallen fleece, 12¼d. 1880 Monthly Homœopathic Rev. 24 122 Mohair, camels' hair, and dry Eastern wools, among which there may be some fallen fleeces. 1919 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 26 Apr. 1240/1 Attempting to remove dust by downward exhaust ventilation, separating out fallen fleeces and blood-stained material, [etc.]. 2012 T. Carter & J. Melling in C. Sellers & J. Melling Dangerous Trade iv. 63 Wool was commonly sheared from live animals, but ‘fallen fleeces’ were sometimes taken from carcasses. < as lemmas |
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