cape·skin
(kāp′skĭn′)n. Soft leather made from sheepskin, used especially for gloves.
[After the Cape ofGood Hope (from the fact that it is traditionally made from the skins of South African sheep).]
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capeskin
(ˈkeɪpˌskɪn) n (Tanning) a soft leather obtained from the skins of a type of lamb or sheep having hairlike wool
adj (Tanning) made of this leather
[C19: named after the Cape of Good Hope]
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cape•skin
(ˈkeɪpˌskɪn)
n. a light, pliable leather of lambskin or sheepskin and used esp. for gloves.
[1910–15; Cape of Good Hope]
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