bearskin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɛə.skɪn/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈbɛəɹ.skɪn/ (US)
Etymology
From bear + skin.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.
In the midst stalked the King, his great limbs muffled, like Goldry’s, in a cloak: and it was of black silk lined with black bearskin, and ornamented with crabs worked in diamonds.
1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 19:The farmer flayed him as he had the bear, and so he had both bear-skin and fox-skin.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 113:
- (countable) A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.
- (countable, dated, uncountable) A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bearskins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
busby (ceremonial hat)
Translations (18)
nl berenmuts (tall ceremonial hat) · it colbacco (tall ceremonial hat) · cy croen arth (pelt of a bear) · ga craiceann béir (pelt of a bear) · it pelle d'orso (pelt of a bear) · el αρκουδοτόμαρο (pelt of a bear) · nl berenpels (pelt of a bear) · unm màxkwi xès (pelt of a bear) · lkt matȟóha (pelt of a bear) · cy cap croen arth (tall ceremonial hat) · pl skóra niedźwiedzia (pelt of a bear) · pl gruby materiał płaszczowy (coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats) · it pelliccia d'orso (pelt of a bear) · nl berenvacht (pelt of a bear) · de Bärenfell (pelt of a bear) · es bayetón (coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats) · pl bermyca (tall ceremonial hat) · ro blană de urs (pelt of a bear)