Fleece vs. Sweatshirt — What's the Difference?

The woolly covering of a sheep or goat

A usually long-sleeved, collarless pullover made traditionally of heavy cotton jersey that is napped on the interior, sometimes having a hood.

A soft warm fabric with a texture similar to sheep's wool, used as a lining material

A zippered jacket of a similar material and design.

Obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them

A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel.

Cover as if with a fleece

A shirt worn against the skin, usually under other clothing, to absorb sweat.

The coat of wool of a sheep or similar animal.

Cotton knit pullover with long sleeves worn during athletic activity

The yield of wool shorn from a sheep at one time.

A soft woolly covering or mass.

A soft, warm, lightweight, usually synthetic fabric with a deep pile, used primarily for clothing and blankets.

A garment, especially a shirt or jacket, made of such fabric.

To defraud of money or property; swindle.

To shear the fleece from.

To cover with a fleece or similar covering.

(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.

(transitive) To con or trick (someone) out of money.

(transitive) To shear the fleece from (a sheep or other animal).

(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, wool.

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.

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.

To deprive of a fleece, or natural covering of wool.

To strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; to bring to straits by oppressions and exactions.

To spread over as with wool.

The wool of a sheep or similar animal

Tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

A soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing

Outer coat of especially sheep and yaks

Rip off; ask an unreasonable price

Shear the wool from;