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snakeskin en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsneɪkˌskɪn/

Etymology

From snake + skin.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Made of snakeskin.
    • Sort of dago fellow; leads the orchestra down at the Winter Gardens ... You know the sort, all lah-di-dah and snakeskin shoes. 1932, Dorothy L Sayers, chapter 10, in Have His Carcase:

snakeskin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsneɪkˌskɪn/

Etymology

From snake + skin.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The skin of a snake ▸ The hide of a snake, used as leather.
  2. (countable) The skin of a snake ▸ The moult of a snake.

Forms

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Hyponyms

skin

Translations (15)

da slangeskind (skin of a snake) · pt pele de cobra (skin of a snake) · ru змеи́ная ко́жа (skin of a snake) · ja 蛇皮 (skin of a snake) · ta சட்டை (skin of a snake) · da slangeham (skin of a snake) · ta பாம்புத்தோல் (skin of a snake) · sq zharg (skin of a snake) · sv ormskinn (skin of a snake) · mk змиска кожа (skin of a snake) · tr yılan derisi (skin of a snake) · ta பாம்புச்சட்டை (skin of a snake) · ml പാമ്പിൻതോൽ (skin of a snake) · es piel de serpiente (skin of a snake) · nci cōāēhuatl (skin of a snake)