[
UK
/ʃˈiːpskɪn/
]
[ US /ˈʃipˌskɪn/ ]
[ US /ˈʃipˌskɪn/ ]
NOUN
- skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
- tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
- a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
How To Use sheepskin In A Sentence
- If the abundance of leather, suede, sheepskin and fur heading for our high street fashion stores is anything to go by, the answer is a resounding yes.
- And so we turn our attention to sheepskin boots in which to pound the pavements, or indeed fly to Switzerland. Times, Sunday Times
- They are knee-deep in gelid gray water, with food and clothing, skinned seagulls and whale blubber, sheepskins and oilskins - the ancient flotsam of death at sea - sloshing about them.
- The priest and his concubine retire; the guest soon seduces the girl with the promise of the sheepskin in payment.
- In several he looked like a 1970s football manager in his white panama hat and a sheepskin coat.
- In several he looked like a 1970s football manager in his white panama hat and a sheepskin coat.
- The book clearly states that the "lamasery" of Shangri-La was in Tibet, that the native people were Tibetans, spoke the Tibetan language, practiced Tibetan Buddhism and polyandry, wore sheepskin robes and yak leather boots and believed that they were "descended from monkeys". Phayul Latest News
- Dull, padded beige jackets and shapeless viscose dresses will go, in favour of the sheepskin gilets and long woollen cardigans sported by the rest of the high street.
- We are deeply fond of the waxed jacket with removable sheepskin collar. Times, Sunday Times
- A woman in a sheepskin coat suddenly shrieked: 'This is a setup. Times, Sunday Times