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1. • • fleecy (adj.) 1560s, "wooly," from fleece (n.) + -y (2). From 1630s as "resembling fleece" in any sense (originally by Milton, of clouds).
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   The meaning of FLEECY is covered with, made of, or resembling fleece. How to use fleecy in a sentence.

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   What does fleecy mean?

   • High among the fleecy cloud-bundles were dark specks which we knew to be turkey-buzzards, already attracted by the dead. Fleecy definition: covered with, consisting of, or resembling a fleece or wool. See examples of FLEECY used in a sentence.

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   What is fleeceflower root?

   • Fleeceflower root is the root tuber of Polygonum multiforum Thunb., a perennial herbal plant of the Polygonaceae family. The root is used either in dried form or processed by steaming with black soybean juice. Its vine stem and leaf have medicinal actions too. [ 1],[ 2] Where Does It Grow? Fleeceflower root is widely disturbed in China.

   Chinese Herb List - Fleeceflower root / he shou wu - Shen-Nong

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   What are fleecy clothes made of?

   • Fleecy clothes, blankets, or other objects are made of a soft light material. ...fleecy walking jackets. Something that is fleecy is light and soft in appearance. It was a lovely afternoon with a blue sky and a few fleecy white clouds. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary.

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   When was fleecy first used?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective fleecy is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for fleecy is from 1567, in the writing of Thomas Drant, poet and Church of England clergyman. fleecy is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fleece n., ‑y suffix1.

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   Sep 28, 2017 · c. 1300, "characterized by intellectual depth, very learned," from Old French profont, profund (12c., Modern French profond) and directly from Latin profundus "deep, bottomless, vast," also "obscure; profound; immoderate," from pro "forth" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward") + fu

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   FLEECY definition: 1. soft and like a sheep's wool, or looking like this: 2. soft and like a sheep's wool, or looking…. Learn more.

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   OED's earliest evidence for fleecy is from 1567, in a translation by Thomas Drant, poet and Church of England clergyman. fleecy is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fleece n. , ‑y suffix 1 .

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   FLEECY meaning: 1. soft and like a sheep's wool, or looking like this: 2. soft and like a sheep's wool, or looking…. Learn more.

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   Fleecy definition: covered with, consisting of, or resembling a fleece or wool. See examples of FLEECY used in a sentence.

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   1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Fleecy clothes, blankets, or other objects are made of a soft light material. ...fleecy walking jackets. Synonyms: woolly, soft, fluffy, shaggy More Synonyms of fleecy. 2. adjective. Something that is fleecy is light and soft in appearance.