LAMBSKIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lambskin mean? 

• LAMBSKIN (noun)
  The noun LAMBSKIN has 2 senses:

1. the skin of a lamb with the wool still on

2. skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on

  Familiarity information: LAMBSKIN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAMBSKIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The skin of a lamb with the wool still on

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("lambskin" is a kind of...):

fur; pelt (the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lambskin"):

broadtail (the fur of a very young karakul lamb)

Persian lamb (the fur of a karakul lamb)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

lambskin; parchment; sheepskin

Hypernyms ("lambskin" is a kind of...):

animal skin (the outer covering of an animal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lambskin"):

vellum (fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb)