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capeskin

noun

Etymology

From Cape + skin, after Cape Town in South Africa.

  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 capeskin — “Cape + skin”

Definitions

  1. A soft sheepskin leather especially used for gloves.

    • At this time the Director of the WAAC recommended (1) a regulation dress glove of leather similar to capeskin to match the shoes in color, (2) a dress glove […]

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