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bearskin

noun
/ˈbɛə.skɪn/UK/ˈbɛəɹ.skɪn/US

Etymology

From bear + skin.

  1. derived from *sken-✻ — “to split off”
  2. derived from *skinþą✻
  3. derived from skinn — “animal hide”
  4. inherited from scinn
  5. inherited from skyn
  6. compounded as bearskin — “bear + skin”

Definitions

  1. The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.

    • The farmer flayed him as he had the bear, and so he had both bear-skin and fox-skin.
    • In the midst stalked the King, his great limbs muffled, like Goldry’s, in a cloak: and it was of black silk lined with black bearskin, and ornamented with crabs worked in diamonds.

  2. A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions

    A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.

  3. A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA