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Finable vs Fleece - What's the difference?

finable | fleece |

As an adjective finable

is punishable by a fine.

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.

finable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Punishable by a fine.
  • ----

    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