hide
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4.1
- noun
- /haɪd/
- Let's see, over here I've got things like leather storage, some beautiful kangaroo hides for whip making.
- animal hide
- tan hides
- cattle hide
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- They use the elk's brains to tan the hide, which makes it softer and more supple.
- You have to find that self, that peace within yourself and toughen your skin, get alligator hide because it's coming and it is going to come.
- So that became quite a thorn in his hide at the time.
- But like, I'm talking about like people, if they can use your hide to advance themselves, they they will.
Examples
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You must come miles to bring your hides to market, and go miles back with your supplies.
Fiction book (1991) -
The Native Americans always said that working with hides and pelts releases the soul.
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But the horse hide glue would crystallize and it would get super hard.
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The skull and what's left of the tattered hide are washed to the top of the beach.
Fiction book (1991) -
She'll wear out two or three scraping a single cattle hide, one or two for a goat hide.
Academic text (2002) -
Using wooden pegs, Sokate, another hide worker, stretches a goat skin out to dry.
Academic text (2002) -
They use the elk's brains to tan the hide, which makes it softer and more supple.
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In his memory, the green meadows and glistening hides of the animals shone in that vast lushness.
Fiction book (1990) -
Hiding the sacks of gold among bundles of hides packed on their burros, they start for Durango.
Academic text (2002) -
The artisan skillfully crafted shoes from the animal's hide.
Synonyms
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1.0
The outer layer covering the body of a person or animal
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1.0
The skin of an animal made smooth and used to make items like shoes and bags
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6.6
An animal skin with the fur still attached
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8.4
Soft leather from a young goat used for gloves or shoes
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3.9
Tanned sheep hide with wool left on used to make warm clothes
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6.7
Animal skin not turned into leather that people use to make ropes or whips
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6.0
Leather from the skin of a large reptile used to make shoes and bags
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2.0
The outer layer of an animal's body that people remove and use for leather or fur
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4.2
Skin from a young sheep with wool that people use to make warm clothes
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6.0
Leather from the skin of a young calf that is smooth and strong
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6.1
Soft, strong leather from deer used for clothes like gloves or jackets
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7.7
Strong leather from a horse's skin used for things like boots and jackets
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3.2
Leather made from cow skin used for things like shoes or furniture
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5.6
Leather that comes from a pig's skin
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3.3
The fur and hide of a rabbit used to make clothes or soft craft items
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6.4
A wolf's skin that people use to make warm clothes or a rug
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8.6
A soft leather with a velvety surface used for shoes and jackets
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4.1
Leather made from a cow's skin
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7.0
The skin of an ox used to make leather
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9.9
Skin taken from a dog that people use to make clothes or items
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7.2
Leather from a bull's skin that is very strong and long lasting
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9.9
The skin of an animal prepared for use, for example as leather or fur
Soft leather made from goat skin for small items
Idioms
- Archaic
3
9.5
To punish someone very harshly, often by hitting or scolding them
To keep your talents or good work hidden instead of showing them to others
Compounds
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1.0
A children's game where one child closes their eyes, counts, then finds the others
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1.3
A children's game where one person counts with eyes closed and finds hidden players
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Hide (noun) comes from an old word that meant 'skin', and it now means an animal's 'skin' when it is used as 'leather'.