sealskin

noun

Definition of sealskinnext
as in bearskin

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Recent Examples of sealskin The animal-rights movement of the seventies had driven down demand for sealskin, cratering prices. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 Our elders know how to make tools and sealskin pants the right way. — Jennie Punter, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025 The visitors admired the traditional regalia that whaling crews donned later in the day and participated in the blanket toss, with children jumping on the sealskin blanket and a few adults in the group helping hold it up. — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023 Her sealskin confiscated from her, hidden or locked away, the selkie is trapped in her human form. — Jennifer Berney, Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for sealskin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sealskin
  1. bearskin
  2. deerskin
  3. sheepskin
  4. goatskin
  5. coonskin
  6. sheep
  7. seal
  8. calfskin
Noun
  • The Changing of the Guard ceremony features soldiers wearing heavy ceremonial uniforms and bearskin hats.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • The queen also accessorized with a Philip Treacy hat that was akin to the bearskin hats worn by the Grenadier Guards.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 June 2026
Definition of bearskin
Noun
  • Leather Fringe Long before America was colonized, Indigenous tribes like the Lakota and Shoshone in the Great Plains region sewed deerskin fringe trim on their garments.
    — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • The breadth of accessories increases season after season, with summer loafers and sneakers crafted from fine leathers, such as deerskin, and leather and canvas bags.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 June 2026
Definition of deerskin
Noun
  • They’re also made with 100 percent sheepskin and have a rubber outsole for peak traction — two makings of a quality shoe.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • This isn’t Nolan’s first encounter with the trendy sheepskin shoes.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026
Definition of sheepskin
Noun
  • The Oxfords have a lace-up front with cotton laces, goatskin lining and a leather outsole.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
  • The first violins were strung with sheep intestines, while early timpanis bore heads made from goatskin.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of goatskin
Noun
  • With his yellowy eyes, sadistic laugh and coonskin hat, Farkus looked every bit the villain in this childhood favorite.
    — Mike Miller, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The heads of Max, Melvin and Buff (deer, moose and buffalo, respectively) still hang on the wall and comment on the proceedings, while Sammy the Raccoon also is still around — but is no longer acting as a living coonskin cap.
    — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2024
Definition of coonskin
Noun
  • Since then, more than 40 cases have been confirmed in southern Texas and southeastern New Mexico, with infestations of cattle, sheep, goats and dogs.
    — John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • One of the loudest voices in the cattle world agitating against the border reopening is Bill Bullard, the CEO of R-CALF, a national association of independent cattle and sheep farmers.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of sheep
Noun
  • It was created in 1982 amid concern that the rapidly expanding krill fishery could remove too much food from penguins, seals, whales and other predators.
    — Kim S. Bernard, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Most commercial mold killers can be used to clean a washer seal.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of seal
Noun
  • Not only do the two bags look nearly identical, but they are both made of soft calfskin.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
  • This is a classic game reimagined, with glossy resin tiles housed in a calfskin case that’s almost too beautiful to tuck away in your bag.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of calfskin

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“Sealskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sealskin. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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