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lambskin

noun

Etymology

From lamb + 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 lambskin — “lamb + skin”

Definitions

  1. The skin of a very young sheep, especially prepared with the fleece still attached. A…

    The skin of a very young sheep, especially prepared with the fleece still attached. A very fine form of leather.

    • Near-synonym: sheepskin

  2. A kind of woollen cloth resembling this.

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