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单词 sheepskin
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sheepskin

/ˈʃiːpskɪn /
noun
1A sheep’s skin with the wool on, especially when made into a garment or rug: [as modifier]: a sheepskin coat...
  • In several he looked like a 1970s football manager in his white panama hat and a sheepskin coat.
  • Faux fur is everywhere for autumn, nestling comfortably alongside leather, suede and sheepskin on the rails.
  • White, cream and wintry pale beige hues in conjunction with sheepskin, polar skin, shaggy furs and plenty of quilts conjure up polar expedition gear.
1.1 [mass noun] Leather from a sheep’s skin used in bookbinding.Another value added to the cows was the fact that while the rest of Europe used manuscripts made from sheepskin, in Ireland it was calfskin....
  • Manuscripts on sheepskin or parchment were easier to create and read than chiseled stone tablets, but still could be read only by one person in one place at a time.
2(In South Africa) a party with country dancing.
Originally held to celebrate sheep shearing
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