Sheepskin

Quick meaning: Sheepskin is a noun meaning (uncountable) The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.

Meaning

(uncountable) The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.

More Meanings

1. (US, countable) A diploma, especially the one representing a university or college degree.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: lambskin

[…] he took his sheepskin with a bow and a gesture that extinguished several of his companions;

I confess to having felt a prejudice against sleeping in a bag, more especially a sheepskin bag, which would probably have a muttony odor; but it was pronounced to be the warmest and least cumbersome form of bedding we could have […]

Word Forms

• sheepskins

Synonyms for sheepskin

Depending on context, synonyms include lambskin, fleece, parchment, diploma.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lambskin, parchment, fleece, diploma, bookfell, vellum.

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