"Vlies" meaning in German

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      "expansion": "Middle Dutch vlies",
      "name": "bor"
    },
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        "3": "*fleus"
      },
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      "name": "der"
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      "expansion": "Low German",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German vlius",
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "vellus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin vellus",
      "name": "noncog"
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "Fleece"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Fleece",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "16th century, at first only in reference to the Order of the Golden Fleece, from Middle Dutch vlies, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus. The later freer use for “fleece” was reinforced by inherited Low German forms, whereas the rare Middle High German vlius had no continuation. The spelling with V- follows the Dutch, but was supported by an unetymological association with Latin vellus. Doublet of Fleece, a later borrowing from English.",
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    {
      "form": "Vlieses",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vliese",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vlies",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vliese",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Vlieses",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vliese",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Vlies",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Vliese",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vliesen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vlies",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vliese",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Vliesstoff"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fleece (wool of a sheep or similar animal, with or without the skin)"
      ],
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        "(technical or higher register) fleece (wool of a sheep or similar animal, with or without the skin)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Schaffell"
        },
        {
          "word": "Schafwolle"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Order of the Golden Fleece"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈfliːs/"
    },
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    },
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    },
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      "homophone": "fließ"
    },
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    }
  ],
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    }
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        "plural"
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      ]
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      ]
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Vliese",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "Vliese",
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "Vliesen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Vlies",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German technical terms",
        "German terms borrowed from Middle Dutch",
        "German terms derived from Low German",
        "German terms derived from Middle Dutch",
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        "fleece (wool of a sheep or similar animal, with or without the skin)"
      ],
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        ],
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          "fleece",
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        "(technical or higher register) fleece (wool of a sheep or similar animal, with or without the skin)"
      ],
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        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "Schafwolle"
        }
      ],
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        "strong"
      ],
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        "Order of the Golden Fleece"
      ]
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    },
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    },
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    }
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}