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raccoon

raccoon

4 3.7
Thick brown and black fur from a small North American animal used for warm clothing
  • noun
  • /ræˈkun/
  • US
translation icon : piel de mapache
  • That idea went out with the raccoon coats.
  • raccoon coat
  • raccoon skin
  • raccoon hat

Yes, it is, you know, and so and so people don't they don't want you to to kill the rack that to kill the cat in the raccoon coat.

Examples

  • Had a raccoon coat, even in those years.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • I told him about the credit card in the pocket of the raccoon coat.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I wrapped the raccoon monstrosity around my body.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I was so happy to see him; I clasped him in a hug that was mostly raccoon coat.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Pelageya, my cook, says that this is a definite omen, and we stayed up until two in the morning talking about how, once I become bookkeeper, I will buy myself a raccoon coat and a dressing gown.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • In the 1920s, fashionable women wore raccoon coats to stay warm and stylish during the winter.

  • Her new jacket is made from soft raccoon fur, providing both warmth and luxury.

  • The designer showcased a beautiful dress trimmed with raccoon fur at the fashion show.

Compounds

A medium-sized North American animal with a black face mask, ringed tail, and clever front paws

Small wild animal that lives near water and eats crabs and other small water animals

A small wild dog from eastern Asia with dark face markings like a raccoon

9.9

A small wild fox from Mexico and the US with a long bushy tail with black and white rings

How Warm

mink coat
7 4.9
fox
8 4.1
raccoon
  • US
4 3.7
rabbit
11 2.0

Surface Forms

raccoon singular
raccoons plural

Etymology

Raccoon also came to mean the animal's fur because people used the animal for its soft fur, so a raccoon coat is a coat made from that animal's fur.