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LAMBSKIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on

Synonyms:

lambskin; parchment; sheepskin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("lambskin" is a kind of...):

animal skin (the outer covering of an animal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lambskin"):

vellum (fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The skin of a lamb with the wool still on

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("lambskin" is a kind of...):

fur; pelt (the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lambskin"):

broadtail (the fur of a very young karakul lamb)

Persian lamb (the fur of a karakul lamb)

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