sheepskin
The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make…The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.
» The coarse sieve mocks the fine sieve, while the sheepskin rug smiles mischievously.
Meaning
3 senses(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
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
(US, countable)A diploma, especially the one representing a university or college degree.
Examples
5 sentencesThe coarse sieve mocks the fine sieve, while the sheepskin rug smiles mischievously.
When the coarse sieve laughs at the fine sieve, the sheepskin rug smiles mischievously.
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.
The waterskin is a sheepskin or goat skin sewn in the shape of a bag and serving as a receptacle.
"Alemsir" means sheepskin in Berber.
Translations
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Origin
From sheep + skin.From sheep + skin.
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Forms
plural: sheepskins| Singular | sheepskin |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable