rabbit
- noun
- /ˈræbɪt/
- She embellished her hat with a soft trim made of rabbit fur.
- rabbit fur
- rabbit skins
- a rabbit fur coat
She addressed in rubber rabbit fur jacket and skirt and boots.
- She addressed in rubber rabbit fur jacket and skirt and boots.
- I used to wear a pair of cashmere pants that also had rabbit hair in them many years ago before I was vegan.
Examples
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Harry put the slips in his wallet, and the rabbit's foot and keys in his pocket.
Fiction book (1995) -
I used to wear a pair of cashmere pants that also had rabbit hair in them many years ago before I was vegan.
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But in my case, I'm using water with rabbit skin glue.
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The full season will buy me a sable-dyed rabbit coat.
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I've been hunting for a rabbit skin to wrap my little Bonnie in.
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The snow was flattened around it, the rabbit's fur thrown everywhere.
Fiction book (1994) -
Even a little rabbit-fur muff, such as my mother had for skating when she was a child.
Fiction book (1995) -
The rabbit's foot was white and gray, with toenails curling out of the fur.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Allegra shrugged, her fingers idly stroking one of the rabbit's worn velvet ears.
Fiction book (1991) -
Miriam had pushed her chubby forefinger through the wire netting and was stroking the black-and-white rabbit's nose.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
Soft thick hair that covers some animals or the material used for warm coats
Soft fur from a wild mammal often grey or reddish brown used for clothing
Soft animal fur used to trim or line clothing for warmth
Soft brown fur used to make hats and warm clothes
Thick brown and black fur from a small North American animal used for warm clothing
Very soft warm wool from a South American animal used for fine clothes
The fur and hide of a rabbit used to make clothes or soft craft items
Fur from a rabbit used to make clothes or trim
A brown soft fur from a muskrat that people use to make warm clothes
Soft brown fur from a beaver used to make warm clothes and hats
Idioms
- Informal
Find a surprising way to solve a problem at the last moment
Compounds
- Jargon
A short hard hit to the back of the neck that is dangerous and illegal in boxing
- Literature
A person who is often late or a sign that leads someone into a new unknown adventure
A small North American rabbit with grey or brown fur and a white underside to its tail
- Specialized
A disease in rabbits and other small animals that can spread to people by ticks, flies or touching infected animals
- Archaic
A pregnancy test that uses a rabbit by injecting a woman's urine and checking its ovaries for changes
A large North American hare with very big back feet that turns white in winter
A common burrowing rabbit from southern Europe and northern Africa, often kept as a pet
- Specialized
A bush that produces small sweet blueberries grown in the southeastern United States
- Australian
A small Australian animal that carries its babies in a pouch with large leathery ears like a rabbit
- US
A shrub with thin hairy branches and bright yellow flowers that smells nice and grows on western plains
- US
A scented shrub with many small yellow flowers that people use to make yellow dye
- US
A small shy animal that lives among rocks and looks like a rabbit but is not a true rabbit
A burrowing rabbit from southern Europe and northern Africa often kept as a pet
- US
A large rabbit that lives in marshes and swims well in the southeastern United States
How Soft
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rabbit for fur comes from the animal's soft coat, which people used in clothing and accessories, so rabbit can mean either the animal or its skin and fur.