fleecyadj.

Brit.

/ˈfliːsi/, U.S.

/ˈflisi/

Forms: Also 1500s fleesie, flycesie, 1600s fleecie.

Etymology: < fleece n. + -y suffix¹.

a. Covered with a fleece or with wool; fleeced, wool-bearing. fleecy star = Aries.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [adjective] > of parts of > having a fleece

woolled1425

fleecy1590

woolly1600

the world > the universe > constellation > zodiacal constellation > [noun] > Aries

Ariesc1374

fleecy star1667

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. vi. sig. Hh2^v The gentle Shepheard swaynes, which sat Keeping their fleecy flockes, as they were hyr'd.

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xiv. 233 The fleecie face.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 558 The fleecie Starr that bears Andromeda.

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. ix. 530 And first with stately step at evening hour Thy fleecy fellows usher to their bow'r.

1842 J. Wilson Recreations Christopher North I. 206 A colley..compromises the affair with the fleecy nation.

b. Of a manufactured article: Having a fleece-like nap.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric with specific qualities > [adjective] > other

pallenOE

richa1200

sere1523

fleecy1790

tortile1835

unwashable1839

suede1864

uncrushable1873

suede leather1882

flouncy1900

sewable1972

1790 W. Buchan (title) Letter to the Patentee, concerning the Medical Properties of the Fleecy Hosiery.

1881 ‘Rita’ My Lady Coquette iv A white thick fleecy shawl.

figurative.1826 T. Hood Irish Schoolmaster ix, in Whims & Oddities 124 Further down the naked red prevails Of his own naked fleecy hosierie.

2. Consisting of or derived from fleeces, woolly.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [adjective] > made of or consisting of

woollen1046

fleecy1567

woolly1591

woolsey1839

1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Eiiij Or drunken Pyrrhe beares her wool Her flycesie filched gaine.

1637 J. Milton Comus 18 The fleecie wealth That doth enrich these downs.

1638 A. Cowley Loves Riddle ii. sig. B6 The gentle lambes and sheepe..Which every yeare pay him their fleecy tribute.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xvi. 40 While on the variegated seats she spread Their fleecy covering.

3. Resembling a fleece in colour or conformation; woolly. Of the sky: Covered or flecked with fleece-like clouds.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [adjective] > cloudy or overcast > dappled with clouds

purfled1602

fleecy1645

mackerel-backed1785

flecked1810

mackerel-back1844

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [adjective] > of the nature of or resembling

woollish1562

woolly1594

fleecy1700

woollyish1793

1645 J. Milton Il Penseroso in Poems 40 Stooping through a fleecy cloud.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 61 When the Fleecy Skies new cloath the Wood.

1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Of Pythagorean Philos. in Fables 506 The fleecy Snows In silence fell.

1788 W. Cowper Negro's Compl. 13 Fleecy locks and black complexion Cannot forfeit nature's claim.

1841 H. W. Longfellow Wreck of Hesperus in Boston Bk. (ed. 3) 76 She struck where the white and fleecy waves Look'd soft as carded wool.

1873 G. C. Davies Mountain, Meadow & Mere xiii. 104 Beyond and above the bright fleecy blue.

4. elliptical quasi-n. (see quot.)

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1855 in H. Clarke New Dict. Eng. Lang.

1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 210/1 Fleecy. Sheep's wool prepared in loose threads, for Darning and Knitting.

Compounds

fleecy-looking, fleecy-winged adjs.

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1803 Edinb. Rev. 2 379 Mingled with the thick and fleecy-looking fog.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Charles I iii, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 247 That flock of fleecy winged clouds Sailing athwart St. Margaret's.

Derivatives

ˈfleecily adv. in a fleecy manner.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adverb] > in a soft and fluffy manner

downily1811

fleecily1875

flocculently1885

fluffily1906

1875 Anderida III. vi. 110 From rock with plumes of fern Shivering, fleecily falls the burn.

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ˈfleeciness n. the quality or condition of being fleecy.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [noun] > softness and downiness or fluffiness

mosiness1538

toziness1727

downiness1797

fluffiness1860

fuzziness1874

flocculency1881

furriness1900

fleeciness1933

1933 H. Walpole Vanessa iv. i. 684 The delicate fleeciness of the morning clouds.

1985 N.Y. Times 24 Dec. c18/3 The key words Agatha Christie uses in describing her are soft ones—frail, fluffy, fleecy—but the fluffiness and fleeciness are a blind.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	fleecy
释义	fleecyadj. Brit. /ˈfliːsi/, U.S. /ˈflisi/ Forms: Also 1500s fleesie, flycesie, 1600s fleecie. Etymology: < fleece n. + -y suffix¹. 1. a. Covered with a fleece or with wool; fleeced, wool-bearing. fleecy star = Aries. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [adjective] > of parts of > having a fleece woolled1425 fleecy1590 woolly1600 the world > the universe > constellation > zodiacal constellation > [noun] > Aries Ariesc1374 fleecy star1667 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. vi. sig. Hh2^v The gentle Shepheard swaynes, which sat Keeping their fleecy flockes, as they were hyr'd. 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xiv. 233 The fleecie face. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 558 The fleecie Starr that bears Andromeda. View more context for this quotation 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. ix. 530 And first with stately step at evening hour Thy fleecy fellows usher to their bow'r. 1842 J. Wilson Recreations Christopher North I. 206 A colley..compromises the affair with the fleecy nation. b. Of a manufactured article: Having a fleece-like nap. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric with specific qualities > [adjective] > other pallenOE richa1200 sere1523 fleecy1790 tortile1835 unwashable1839 suede1864 uncrushable1873 suede leather1882 flouncy1900 sewable1972 1790 W. Buchan (title) Letter to the Patentee, concerning the Medical Properties of the Fleecy Hosiery. 1881 ‘Rita’ My Lady Coquette iv A white thick fleecy shawl. figurative.1826 T. Hood Irish Schoolmaster ix, in Whims & Oddities 124 Further down the naked red prevails Of his own naked fleecy hosierie. 2. Consisting of or derived from fleeces, woolly. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [adjective] > made of or consisting of woollen1046 fleecy1567 woolly1591 woolsey1839 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Eiiij Or drunken Pyrrhe beares her wool Her flycesie filched gaine. 1637 J. Milton Comus 18 The fleecie wealth That doth enrich these downs. 1638 A. Cowley Loves Riddle ii. sig. B6 The gentle lambes and sheepe..Which every yeare pay him their fleecy tribute. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xvi. 40 While on the variegated seats she spread Their fleecy covering. 3. Resembling a fleece in colour or conformation; woolly. Of the sky: Covered or flecked with fleece-like clouds. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [adjective] > cloudy or overcast > dappled with clouds purfled1602 fleecy1645 mackerel-backed1785 flecked1810 mackerel-back1844 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [adjective] > of the nature of or resembling woollish1562 woolly1594 fleecy1700 woollyish1793 1645 J. Milton Il Penseroso in Poems 40 Stooping through a fleecy cloud. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 61 When the Fleecy Skies new cloath the Wood. View more context for this quotation 1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Of Pythagorean Philos. in Fables 506 The fleecy Snows In silence fell. 1788 W. Cowper Negro's Compl. 13 Fleecy locks and black complexion Cannot forfeit nature's claim. 1841 H. W. Longfellow Wreck of Hesperus in Boston Bk. (ed. 3) 76 She struck where the white and fleecy waves Look'd soft as carded wool. 1873 G. C. Davies Mountain, Meadow & Mere xiii. 104 Beyond and above the bright fleecy blue. 4. elliptical quasi-n. (see quot.) ΚΠ 1855 in H. Clarke New Dict. Eng. Lang. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 210/1 Fleecy. Sheep's wool prepared in loose threads, for Darning and Knitting. Compounds fleecy-looking, fleecy-winged adjs. ΚΠ 1803 Edinb. Rev. 2 379 Mingled with the thick and fleecy-looking fog. a1822 P. B. Shelley Charles I iii, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 247 That flock of fleecy winged clouds Sailing athwart St. Margaret's. Derivatives ˈfleecily adv. in a fleecy manner. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adverb] > in a soft and fluffy manner downily1811 fleecily1875 flocculently1885 fluffily1906 1875 Anderida III. vi. 110 From rock with plumes of fern Shivering, fleecily falls the burn. Draft additions 1993 ˈfleeciness n. the quality or condition of being fleecy. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [noun] > softness and downiness or fluffiness mosiness1538 toziness1727 downiness1797 fluffiness1860 fuzziness1874 flocculency1881 furriness1900 fleeciness1933 1933 H. Walpole Vanessa iv. i. 684 The delicate fleeciness of the morning clouds. 1985 N.Y. Times 24 Dec. c18/3 The key words Agatha Christie uses in describing her are soft ones—frail, fluffy, fleecy—but the fluffiness and fleeciness are a blind. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2022). > see also also refers to : fleece-ofleecyn. < adj.1567 see also
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fleecyadj.

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