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Fleece

/flˈis/
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(noun) Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal

Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.
Sheep are bred for their fleece and their meat.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The sheep has a thick ____ of white wool that will be shorn in the late spring.

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