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seal-skin

seal-skin is the alternative form of sealskin.

Meaning of sealskin

Noun

sealskin (countable and uncountable, plural sealskins)

  1. A type of fabric made from the skin of seals.
    • The coat is double, dense and silky, and like sealskin to the touch.1993, Funk & Wagnalls Corporation, Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, volume 23, page 19
  2. Any fabric manufactured to resemble sealskin.
  3. An item of clothing made from sealskin (whether real or imitation).

Forms of seal-skin

pluralseal-skins

Questions about seal-skin

What is seal-skin the alternative form of?
Seal-skin is the alternative form of sealskin.

Words near seal-skin in the dictionary

  1. seal-birds
  2. seal-hunter
  3. seal-hunters
  4. seal-man
  5. seal-men
  6. seal-skin
  7. seal-skins
  8. sealab
  9. sealability
  10. sealable
  11. sealably

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