sheepskins

noun

plural of sheepskin
as in lambskins

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  1. fleeces
  2. seals
  3. kids
  4. antelope
  5. chamois
  6. pelts
  7. coats
Noun
  • Why the Nike Tech trend blew up Earlier this year, Nike Tech fleeces, jackets, pants and sweatsuits sparked cultural commentary with a viral social media trend that inspired young men to trade the casual style for preppy quarter-zip sweaters.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • Archroma presented FiberColors, a range of dyes that are synthesized with a minimum of 50 percent wool waste, specifically fleeces that sheep farmers would otherwise pay to dispose of.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of fleeces
Noun
  • The closures were active while crews worked on two joint seals on the overpass.
    — Madison Smalstig July 9, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
  • White sharks come to the region every summer and fall to hunt for seals close to shore.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of seals
Noun
  • There were some older, some younger and some kids whose parents were diehard fans.
    — Sophie Lindberg July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • The clients, a couple with two kids, wanted the look of an aged farmhouse.
    — Genevieve Walker, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2026
Definition of kids
Noun
  • Cedar Hollow Ranch is home to hundreds of animals, including impalas, Nubian ibexes and antelope.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2026
  • The ranch is home to a couple of hundred animals, including impalas, Nubian ibexes and an antelope found in Central Africa.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 24 June 2026
Definition of antelope
Noun
  • Each is applied with a specialized chamois (a type of leather) buffer, Maximova adds.
    — Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 5 June 2026
  • Takins are from the goat-antelope, or Caprinae, subfamily — which also includes sheep, goats, musk oxen, and chamois.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of chamois
Noun
  • These passages are called portages, a term derived from English and French trappers who, alongside Indigenous nations like the Ojibwe and the Dakota, collected pelts for the lucrative fur trade from the late 17th century to the early 19th.
    — John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
  • The beautiful array of their divergent sizes and pelts coalesced as oils on canvas and rendered their exploits almost dreamlike.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Definition of pelts
Noun
  • Simply applying a couple of coats of stain can safeguard your deck for years to come, but this doesn't mean that the stain will last forever.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
  • The Cat Fanciers' Association sorts cat coats into both color and pattern.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of coats
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