leopardskin

Noun

leopardskin (countable and uncountable, plural leopardskins)

1. The skin or pelt of a leopard.
2. Such a skin forming a simple article of clothing.
   • I turned, and followed him down the passage, and when we reached the great central cave saw that many Amahagger, some robed, and some merely clad in the sweet simplicity of a leopard skin, were hurrying along it.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
   • Opposite him was the Fat Lady, red-faced and laughing. Beside her, the India-rubber Man wound spaghetti on to a fork with an expression of deepest melancholy. Further down the table, the Strong Man, an overcoat covering his leopard-skin, talked garrulously.1957, Sydney J. Bounds, The Robot Brains, London: Digit Books, page 26
3. (attributive, uncountable) A design, especially on fabric, similar to the markings of a leopard.