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1 VEL-, wool shorn off, a fleece : Muricibus Tyriis iteratae vellera lanae, H.: vellera motis trahunt digitis, O.— A sheepskin, pelt, woolly felt : aries nunc vellera siccat, V.: vellera secta, i. e. cut into strips , O.— A hide, pelt : fulvi leonis, O.: cervina, O.— A sheep : cultros in guttura velleris atri Conicit, O.— A tuft, flock : Velleraque ut foliis depectant tenuia Seres, i. e. the flocks of silk , V.— Fleecy clouds : lanae per caelum vellera ferri, V.