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单词 catskin
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catskinn.

/ˈkatskɪn/
Forms: Also cat-skin.
Etymology: < cat n.1 + skin n.
1.
a. The skin of the cat (wild or tame), used for fur, etc. Chiefly attributive.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > skin with hair attached or fur > [noun] > of cat
wild cat14..
cat1656
catskin1692
1692 London Gaz. No. 2805/4 2 Purses, one a Catskin, and the other a colour'd Purse.
1805 W. Scott Let. 5 Sept. (1932) I. 258 If Mrs. Ellis takes a fancy for cat-skin fur, now is the time.
1830 T. P. Thompson in Westm. Rev. Jan. 231 We want no more wars for cat-skins.
b. catskin earl n. each of the three senior earls in the House of Lords, viz. the Earls of Shrewsbury, Derby, and Huntingdon.
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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > earl, count, or countess > [noun] > earl or count > one of three senior earls in House of Lords
catskin earl1869
1869 W. F. Hook Lives Archbps. 2nd Ser. III. iv. 264 The Earl of Huntingdon is one of the three catskin earls of the present day,—one of the first three earls in the House of Lords.
1926 G. E. Cokayne Compl. Peerage VI. 655 The robes of an Earl consist now of three rows of ermine, but in some early representations an Earl is depicted with four rows... It seems..probable that the four rows..may have given the name of Catskin (or Quatreskin) to the Earl of ancient creation whose robes were thus described.
2.
a. Short for: a catskin bag. Obsolete.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [noun] > skin
bladder?c1225
bulgec1230
bouge1387
budget1432
bulgetc1550
paidle1568
catskin1599
budge1606
petaca1648
taureau1794
buffalo-bag1856
mochila1856
parfleche1867
skin bag1910
1599 T. Heywood 2nd Pt. King Edward IV sig. S3v Enter..Iockie Loden... Heres her catte skinne till she come.
b. slang. An inferior kind of silk-hat.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > made of specific material > silk > types of
gossamer1836
goss1848
catskin1857
moloker1890
1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. v. 100 Tom is arrayed..in a regulation cat-skin at seven-and-sixpence.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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