bearskin
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- noun
- /ˈbɛəskɪn/
- UK
:
sombrero de piel de oso
- An issue of Harper's Illustrated Weekly had almost triggered a riot when a private pulled it out of his haversack and offered it in trade for a bearskin.
- bearskin hats
- bearskin cap
- wear a bearskin
But the most iconic variant reserved for battle was the large bearskin cap.
- But the most iconic variant reserved for battle was the large bearskin cap.
Examples
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I had read that the Bearskin cap... was still worn in combat in the battles of the Crimean War.
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Bromios, still in what remained of his bearskin cloak, was sitting up.
Fiction book (1995) -
Your hat was the bearskin hat from England.
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You know the Queen's guards, the kind of red, but the bearskins, red military with the like shoulder pads and short shorts.
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Three remaining Grenadiers in bearskin-covered mitred caps are at the door.
Fiction book (1992) -
And when we were on a hayride on the property, a hunting buddy of my dad's rustled the bushes and jumped out wearing a bearskin.
Blog text (23) -
Tall iron braziers flamed on both sides of the stone altar where Bromios, in a drugged stupor, lay in his bearskin regalia.
Fiction book (1995) -
The guard at Buckingham Palace still parades daily in its bearskin hats.
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In their red tunics and bearsins, they were an imposing sight.
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Harry and his platoon slow-marched into the building as the band, in bearsins and red tunics, trumpeted out 'Auld Lang Syne.'
Synonyms
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A hat made from animal fur to keep your head warm
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A tall fur hat that some British soldiers wear for ceremonies
How Tall
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bearskin is simply bear + skin, meaning 'skin of a bear', and the tall ceremonial hat is called a bearskin because it was originally made from a bear's fur to make soldiers look taller and more impressive.