LAMBSKIN

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


Etymology

Noun

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.

Hyponyms

• skin

Anagrams

• lambkins

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



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