sheepskin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From sheep + skin.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.
I confess to having felt a prejudice against sleeping in a bag, more especially a sheepskin bag, which would probably have a muttony odor; but it was pronounced to be the warmest and least cumbersome form of bedding we could have […]
1891, Outing: Sport, Adventure, Travel, Fiction, volume 17, page 137:Near-synonym: lambskin
- (countable, uncountable) The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding. ▸ The tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on, especially when used for clothing, rugs, etc.
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(US, countable) A diploma, especially the one representing a university or college degree.
[…] he took his sheepskin with a bow and a gesture that extinguished several of his companions;
1919, Henry Blake Fuller, chapter 32, in Bertram Cope’s Year, Chicago: R.F. Seymour, page 302:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sheepskins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
goatskin · kidskin · goatskin · kidskin
Deriveds
sheepskin effect · sheepskinned
Hypernyms
leather · skin · leather · skin · hide · hide
Synonyms
Translations (41)
de Schafsfell (skin of a sheep) · nan 羊皮 (skin of a sheep) · fi lampaannahka (skin of a sheep) · grc μηλωτή (skin of a sheep) · es badana (skin of a sheep) · fa وت (skin of a sheep) · es carnero (skin of a sheep) · es piel de oveja (skin of a sheep) · ru ове́чья шку́ра (skin of a sheep) · es zalea (skin of a sheep) · yue 羊皮 (skin of a sheep) · pl baranica (skin of a sheep) · mi kiri hipi (skin of a sheep) · de Schafleder (skin of a sheep) · ca badana (skin of a sheep) · pl baran (skin of a sheep) · alt кой терези (skin of a sheep) · el μηλωτή (skin of a sheep) · ar حَوَر (skin of a sheep) · fa پوستین (skin of a sheep) · gan 羊皮 (skin of a sheep) · de Schaffell (skin of a sheep) · de Schafsleder (skin of a sheep) · pt pele de ovelha (skin of a sheep) · de Schafspelz (skin of a sheep) · hak 羊皮 (skin of a sheep) · cmn 羊皮 (skin of a sheep) · nog яргак (skin of a sheep) · eo ŝafofelo (skin of a sheep) · la mastrūca (skin of a sheep) · alt койдыҥ терези (skin of a sheep) · nci ichcaēhuatl (skin of a sheep) · sv fårskinn (skin of a sheep) · cu милотьи (skin of a sheep) · ja 羊の毛皮 (skin of a sheep) · alt јаргак (skin of a sheep) · ru овчи́на (skin of a sheep) · bg овча кожа (skin of a sheep) · gl pelica (skin of a sheep) · tr koyun derisi (skin of a sheep) · fr peau de mouton (skin of a sheep)