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SHEEPSKIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A document certifying the successful completion of a course of study

Synonyms:

diploma; sheepskin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

certificate; certification; credential; credentials (a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts)

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

Higher National Diploma; HND (a diploma given for vocational training that prepares the student for a career in a particular area; good students may progress to a course leading to a degree)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on

Synonyms:

lambskin; parchment; sheepskin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

animal skin (the outer covering of an animal)

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

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

Sense 3

Meaning:

Tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

Synonyms:

fleece; sheepskin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

leather (an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning)

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

Golden Fleece (in Greek mythology, a fleece of gold owned by the king of Colchis and guarded in a sacred grove by a dragon; recovered by Jason and the Argonauts)

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