Covered with, made of, or resembling fleece; soft, fluffy, and woolly in appearance or texture.
From 'fleece' (Old English 'fleos,' the woolly covering of a sheep) plus the adjectival suffix '-y,' creating an adjective that describes something with fleece-like qualities.
Shakespeare used 'fleecy' to describe clouds, and that image stuck—calling clouds 'fleecy' transformed a technical wool-word into poetic language that makes weather feel touchable and familiar.
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