As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
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.
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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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.