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animal skin

DEFINITIONS OF: animal skin

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n the outer covering of an animal

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lambskin, parchment, sheepskin
skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
fell, hide
the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
leather
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
fur, pelt
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
piece of leather
a separate part consisting of leather
vellum
fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb
cowhide
the hide of a cow
goatskin
the hide of a goat
rawhide
untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes
grain
the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
alligator
leather made from alligator's hide
buckskin
a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin
buff
a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen
ooze leather
a very soft leather made from the skins of calves and having a suede finish on the flesh side
Russia leather
a smooth leather tanned with willow, birch, or oak, and scented on the flesh side with birch oil
calf, calfskin
fine leather from the skin of a calf
whit leather, white leather
a leather that has been treated with alum and/or salt
chammy, chammy leather, chamois, chamois leather, shammy, shammy leather
a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
cordovan
a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain
cowhide, cowskin
leather made from the hide of a cow
crush, crushed leather
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
deerskin
leather from the hide of a deer
doeskin
soft leather from deerskin or lambskin
glove leather
leather suitable for making gloves
horsehide
leather from the hide of a horse
kid, kidskin
soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat
mocha
soft suede glove leather from goatskin
morocco
a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin; used for shoes and book bindings etc.
patent leather
leather with a hard glossy surface
pigskin
leather from the skin of swine
fleece, sheepskin
tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
shoe leather
leather used to make shoes
suede, suede leather
leather with a napped surface
astrakhan
the fur of young lambs
bearskin
the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)
beaver, beaver fur
the soft brown fur of the beaver
chinchilla
the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla
ermine
the expensive white fur of the ermine
fox
the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
lambskin
the skin of a lamb with the wool still on
lapin, rabbit
the fur of a rabbit
leopard
the pelt of a leopard
mink
the expensive fur of a mink
muskrat, muskrat fur
the brown fur of a muskrat
otter
the fur of an otter
raccoon
the fur of the North American racoon
sable
the expensive dark brown fur of the marten
seal, sealskin
the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal
squirrel
the fur of a squirrel
roan
a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding
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animal product
a product made from animal material
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