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Fleece vs Terry - What's the difference?

fleece | terry |

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 terry is

from the medieval norman given name thierry'', a cognate of the english ''derek .

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

    terry

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.
  • Synonyms

    * terrycloth * terry cloth

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