the skin of a sheep, esp when used for clothing, etc, or with the fleece removed and used for parchment (as modifier): a sheepskin coat
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sheep•skin /ˈʃipˌskɪn/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
adj. [before a noun]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Clothingthe skin of a sheep, as for a garment.
- Informal Termsa diploma.
adj. [before a noun]
- Clothingmade from the skin of a sheep.
sheep•skin
(shēp′skin′),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
- Clothingthe skin of a sheep, esp. such a skin dressed with the wool on, as for a garment.
- Clothingleather, parchment, or the like, made from the skin of sheep.
- Informal Termsa diploma.
adj.
- Clothingmade from the skin of a sheep.
- Clothing(of a garment) lined with the skin of a sheep dressed with the wool on.
- Middle English shepskinn. See sheep, skin 1150–1200
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'sheepskin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Dongola leather
- afghan
- buckskin
- calpac
- capeskin
- doeskin
- fleece
- ink ball
- mocha
- mouton
- roan
- saddle blanket
- saffian
- shadow roll
- simar
- skiver
- wash-leather
- woolskin
- zamarra