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So fled his enemies my warlike
father.

&fist; When great speed is to be indicated, we commonly use
fly, not flee; as, fly hence to France with the
utmost speed. "Whither shall I fly to 'scape their hands?"
Shak. See Fly, v. i., 5.

Fleece (flēs), n. [OE.
flees, AS. fleós; akin to D. flies,
vlies .] 1. The entire coat of wool that
covers a sheep or other similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from
a sheep, or animal, at one time.

Who shore me

Like a tame wether, all my precious fleece.

2. Any soft woolly covering resembling a
fleece.

3. (Manuf.) The fine web of cotton or
wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding
machine.

Fleece wool, wool shorn from the sheep.
-- Golden fleece. See under
Golden.

Fleece, v.


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