kid-skinn.
/ˈkɪdskɪn/, U.S. /ˈkɪdˌskɪn/ The skin of a kid, esp. such skin tanned and used for gloves; also applied to skins of lambs and other animals used for this purpose. Also attributive, as kid-skin glove.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [noun] > leather from sheep or goat skin
cheverela1400
sheep's leather1474
maroquin1533
saffian1591
lamb's leather1607
kid-skin1645
basil1674
kid1682
kid-leather1693
morocco leather1695
basan1714
Morocco hide1716
lambskin1725
Morocco1735
skiver1800
chevrette1884
glove-calf1885
Vici1888
Dongola1889
nappa leather1895
castor1897
mocha1909
capeskin1934
glove-sheep-
society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > [noun] > skin of goat > of kid
kid-skin1645
kid1682
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for hands > [noun] > glove > types of > made of specific material
kid-skin glove1645
chicken glove1762
kid glove1832
Berlin1836
string glove1949
1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xiii. 24 A dozen pair of the best White Kidskin Gloves the Royall-Exchange can afford.
1657 G. Thornley tr. Longus Daphnis & Chloe 29 Daphnis saw Chloe in her Kidskin, and her Pine coronet.
1719 W. Wood Surv. Trade (ed. 2) 94 Kid-skins, Paper, Pruans, Linens and wrought Silks.
1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. i. 17 What is a glover but a tailor working on kidskin?
1826 C. Lamb in New Monthly Mag. 16 228 Another had dipt his scooped palm in a kid-skin of wild honey.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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