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sealskin definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a coat of seal" [syn: seal, sealskin]
2: a garment (as a jacket or coat or robe) made of sealskin

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. the fur or pelt of a fur seal 2. a garment (as a jacket, coat, or cape) of sealskin • sealskin adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the skin or prepared fur of a seal. 2 (often attrib.) a garment made from this.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sealskin Seal"skin`, n. The skin of a seal; the pelt of a seal prepared for use, esp. of the fur seal; also, a garment made of this material.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Sealskin is the fur of a seal, used to make coats and other clothing. ...waterproof sealskin boots. N-UNCOUNT: oft N n

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

sel'-skin: The rendering of the Revised Version (British and American) (Ex 25:5; Eze 16:10) for `or tachash, the Revised Version margin "porpoise-skin," the King James Version "badgers' skin." A seal, Monachus albiventer, is found in the Mediterranean, though not in the Red Sea, but it is likely that tachash means the dugong, which is found in the Red Sea.

See BADGER; PORPOISE.