lambskin
7.3
Prepared skin from a sheep or young goat that people use for writing old books
- noun
- /ˈlæmˌskɪn/
:
piel de cordero
- He chose a lambskin material for the cover of his new journal because it felt luxurious.
Examples
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The ancient manuscript was carefully written on lambskin to ensure its durability.
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And there are these beautiful lambskin covered huge erasers and fresh boxes of chalk every time.
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The paper, it's lambskin, certainly very old, but hardly the papyrus used in thirteen-thirty-two B.C.
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Artists often prefer to use lambskin for high-quality parchment due to its smooth texture.
Synonyms
parchment
vslambskin
8
8.4
A writing material made from prepared sheep or goat skin
is the prepared skin used as the source for that writing material
vellum
vslambskin
1
9.9
A smooth writing surface made from young animal skin like calf or lamb
is the prepared skin rather than the finished fine material
1
5.6
Prepared sheep or goat hide used for writing before paper
is specifically the young animal skin used to make writing material
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word lambskin also means a prepared lamb skin used for writing, like a kind of 'parchment'. That's why many old books and manuscripts were written on lambskin to help them last.