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capeskin

capeskin noun: a soft sheepskin leather especially used for gloves.

Noun

capeskin (countable and uncountable, plural capeskins)

  1. A soft sheepskin leather especially used for gloves.
    • At this time the Director of the WAAC recommended (1) a regulation dress glove of leather similar to capeskin to match the shoes in color, (2) a dress glove […]1943, United States Army, Quartermaster Corps - Q.M.C. Historical Studies

Forms of capeskin

pluralcapeskins

Origin of capeskin

From Cape + skin, after Cape Town in South Africa.

Questions about capeskin

What does capeskin mean?
Capeskin means a soft sheepskin leather especially used for gloves.
What part of speech is capeskin?
Capeskin is a noun.
What is the plural of capeskin?
The plural of capeskin is capeskins.

Words near capeskin in the dictionary

  1. caperworts
  2. capes
  3. capeshit
  4. capesize
  5. capesized
  6. capeskin
  7. capeskins
  8. capestane
  9. capestanes
  10. Capetian
  11. Capetians

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