sealskin
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- noun
- /ˈsiːlˌskɪn/
:
abrigo de piel de foca
- Someday I'll be the biggest lawyer in Los Angeles, And I'll buy you diamonds and sealskin coat And rings on every finger.
- sealskin coat
- sealskin boots
- sealskin pants
Examples
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Out from the willows stepped a dwarf dressed in a tattered sealskin coat, who swung a lariat and lassoed her.
Fiction book (1997) -
I brought Father four kinds of aftershave, two white cotton shirts, and a pair of sealskin house slippers.
Fiction book (1994) -
You said we'd have enough money this month to buy me that little baby sealskin coat.
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We'll bring along that new sealskin pup tent we've been meaning to use.
Fiction book (1995) -
He straps on a holster under his sealskin coat.
Fiction book (1993) -
They are almost naked, wearing bad sealskins which also serve as roofs for their huts.
Fiction book (1991) -
WE FOUND MRS. STRUBING'S SEALSKIN COAT FLOATING IN THE RESERVOIR UNDER THE BRIDGE, ABOUT HERE.
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Earl Kenai, overdressed for the weather in gloves, mukluks, and a full-length sealskin coat, stands (CONTINUED).
Fiction book (1993) -
A tall, distinguished-looking older gentleman, also in a black fur beaver-pelt hat and a rich-looking sealskin coat, stood nearby, tears running unabashedly down his cheeks.
Fiction book (2002) -
The Inuit community is known for crafting beautiful garments from sealskin, which keep them warm in harsh climates.
Compounds
How Warm
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sealskin also means a coat made from that skin, coming from seal + skin so it literally means a 'coat made from seal skin'. Because seal fur keeps you very warm, a sealskin usually means a warm jacket or outer garment.