lapin
9.6
Fur from a rabbit used to make clothes or trim
- noun
- /ˈlæpɪn/
:
pelo de conejo
- Emily was wearing her mother's second-best evening wrap, a white lapin cape which, on Emily, swept the ground.
Examples
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The designer chose a luxurious lapin fur for her latest winter collection.
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She admired the soft texture of the lapin coat displayed in the store window.
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At the fashion show, models flaunted elegant dresses made from genuine lapin fur.
Synonyms
fur
vslapin
279
1.0
Soft thick hair that covers some animals or the material used for warm coats
is limited to one species' hair used mainly for clothing
rabbit
vslapin
11
2.0
Soft fur from a small furry animal used to make warm clothes
is the same material named by a specialized French-derived term
rabbit skin
vslapin
1
3.3
The fur and hide of a rabbit used to make clothes or soft craft items
focuses on hair as textile material rather than the whole hide
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word lapin comes from the French lapin, which simply means 'rabbit'. Because the soft fur comes from rabbits, people began to call rabbit fur 'lapin', especially when it is used for coats and trims.