animal skin
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈænɪməl skɪn/
:
piel de animal
- The craftsmen used animal skin to create beautiful leather jackets and bags.
- animal skin and wood
Both were associated with a dehumanizing attire of dog skin caps and rough animal skins.
- Both were associated with a dehumanizing attire of dog skin caps and rough animal skins.
- Leather is made from animal skin, so that's an obvious argument against leather if you're vegan or vegetarian.
- It's like maybe you know, animal skin, probably marmoset.
Examples
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Around his neck and shoulders are animal skins that are probably deerskins, since they were so plentiful and valued in that region.
Academic text (2008) -
Accompanying him are his sandal bearer and his vizier or eldest son, who wears an animal skin and carries some as yet unidentified piece of regalia.
Academic text (2003) -
The animal skin should be kept wet with a continuous stream of water.
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We emerged depending on animal skins to keep us warm.
Academic text (1994) -
The wind was toward us, hitting us with the smell of sweat and hot animal skins.
Fiction book (2001) -
Diamond lies on her back on a pile of animal skins.
Fiction book (1996) -
In their yards were animal skins and fish drying on racks of various kinds.
Fiction book (2002) -
Max follows Anouar past bubbling cauldrons and heaps of animal skins.
Fiction book (1992) -
Most prominent are the belts and back aprons fashioned from animal skins and decorated with buttons of ivory.
Academic text (1993) -
Trade in gold, mahogany, cedar, animal skins, sea turtles, shrimp, and lobster nearly ceased.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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1.0
The outer layer covering the body of a person or animal
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1.0
The skin of an animal made smooth and used to make items like shoes and bags
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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
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'animal' (an organism) + 'skin' (external covering): it denotes the skin belonging to an animal. This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (e.g., animal + body-part) so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Animal skin is a simple, literal name for the skin that covers an animal and is often taken off to make things like 'leather' or to stretch over drums. So, it means the 'outer layer' of an animal's body or the material made from that skin.