sheepskin
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈʃiːpˌskɪn/
:
piel de oveja
- She wore a warm sheepskin coat during the winter months to stay cozy.
- a sheepskin coat
So what you can do is buy sheepskin insoles.
- So what you can do is buy sheepskin insoles.
- We wore gazelles, matching sheepskins, the ushanka miles from Leningrad.
Examples
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Oh, and I almost forgot I bought this, which I think is either sheepskin or faux sheepskin.
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The camera tilts down to a sheepskin rug in front of the fireplace.
Fiction book (1993) -
Go to my cabin and bring me my sheepskin coat.
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So what you can do is buy sheepskin insoles.
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Then she strolled off in her sheepskin coat like she was in a fashion show.
Fiction book (1999) -
The rest of the time, wrapped in a sheepskin jacket, she rode her bicycle.
Academic text (2006) -
He likes to wear this fur-lined sheepskin jacket.
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I want to enter the ninth grade, and I want a sheepskin coat to replace my fur parka.
Fiction book (1990) -
Wolf Boy lay curled on his soft sheepskin sofa, alone in the dim light of the TV.
Fiction book (2002) -
In his soiled sheepskin jacket, he headed quickly outside to his barn chores.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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1.0
Soft thick hair that covers some animals or the material used for warm coats
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4.1
The skin of an animal used to make leather
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6.6
An animal skin with the fur still attached
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7.7
A soft yellowish leather made from deer or sheep skin
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2.0
The outer layer of an animal's body that people remove and use for leather or fur
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4.2
Skin from a young sheep with wool that people use to make warm clothes
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6.7
Sheepskin with the wool still on, used to make warm clothing
The woolly coat of a sheep used for clothing
Soft shiny fur from very young karakul lambs used to make coats
Compounds
How Soft
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Morphology
Etymology
Sheepskin is simply the old compound of sheep and skin, meaning the skin of a sheep often left with the wool on. So a sheepskin coat or cover is literally made from a sheep's skin to keep you warm.