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Fleece vs Columbia - What's the difference?

fleece | columbia |

As a noun fleece

is (uncountable) hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal.

As a verb fleece

is to con or trick someone out of money.

As a proper noun columbia is

(poetic) america; the united states; an appellation given in honor of columbus, the discoverer.

fleece

English

(wikipedia fleece)

Noun

  • (uncountable) Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
  • (uncountable) Insulating skin with the wool attached
  • (countable) A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.
  • (countable) An insulating wooly jacket
  • (roofing) Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.
  • Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.
  • The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.
  • Verb

    (fleec)
  • to con or trick someone out of money
  • to shear the fleece from an animal (such as a sheep)
  • See also

    * (con) nickel and dime

    columbia

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (poetic) America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Columbus, the discoverer.
  • (archaic) The female personification of the USA.
  • The capital and largest city of South Carolina.
  • A city in Missouri
  • Shortened form of .
  • The space shuttle ).
  • Derived terms

    * District of Columbia * British Columbia * CBS