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SHARKSKIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sharkskin mean?
• SHARKSKIN (noun)
The noun SHARKSKIN has 1 sense:
1. a smooth crisp fabric
Familiarity information: SHARKSKIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A smooth crisp fabric
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sharkskin" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
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