Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.

    Near-synonym: lambskin

    Schafspelz, Schaffell, Schafsfell

    овчи́наovčína, ове́чья шку́раovéčʹja škúra

    tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

  2. The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.

    (countable, uncountable)The tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on, especially when used for clothing, rugs, etc.

    skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on

  3. (US, countable)A diploma, especially the one representing a university or college degree.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The coarse sieve mocks the fine sieve, while the sheepskin rug smiles mischievously.

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  2. When the coarse sieve laughs at the fine sieve, the sheepskin rug smiles mischievously.

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  3. Sitting on the sleigh, wrapped in a shaggy sheepskin coat, was a red-haired man.

    ruНа санях, укутавшись лохматым тулупом, сидел рыжеусый мужчина.

    deAuf dem Schlitten saß, in einen zottigen Schaffellmantel gehüllt, ein rothaariger Mann.

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  4. The waterskin is a sheepskin or goat skin sewn in the shape of a bag and serving as a receptacle.

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  5. "Alemsir" means sheepskin in Berber.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
skin of a sheep:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
skin of a sheep:

Origin

From sheep + skin.

From sheep + skin.

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Forms

plural: sheepskins
Singularsheepskin
Pluralsheepskins

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing:fleece
  • a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study:diploma
  • skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on:parchmentlambskin

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sheepskin — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto