parchment, sheepskin, lambskin
(noun) skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
lambskin
(noun) the skin of a lamb with the wool still on
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lambskin (countable and uncountable, plural lambskins)
The skin of a very young sheep, especially prepared with the fleece still attached. A very fine form of leather.
A kind of woollen cloth resembling this.
• skin
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Source: Wiktionary
Lamb"skin`, n.
1. The skin of a lamb; especially, a skin dressed with the wool on, and used as a mat. Also used adjectively.
2. A kind of woolen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
