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leather vs fleece

fleece vs leather

leather and fleece both are nouns.

leather and fleece both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leather Yes No Yes No
fleece Yes No Yes No
As nouns, fleece is a hyponym of leather; that is, fleece is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than leather:
  • leather: an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
  • fleece: tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
Other hyponyms of leather include piece of leather, grain, alligator, buckskin, buff, ooze leather, Russia leather, calf, calfskin, whit leather, white leather, chammy, chammy leather, chamois, chamois leather, shammy, shammy leather, cordovan, cowhide, cowskin, crush, crushed leather, deerskin, doeskin, glove leather, horsehide, kid, kidskin, mocha, morocco, patent leather, pigskin, sheepskin, shoe leather, suede, suede leather, roan.
leather (noun) fleece (noun)
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning outer coat of especially sheep and yaks
a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing
the wool of a sheep or similar animal
tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
leather (verb) fleece (verb)
whip with a leather strap shear the wool from
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
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