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moleskin

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mole·skin  (mlskn)
n.
1. The short, soft, silky fur of a mole.
2.
a. A heavy-napped cotton twill fabric.
b. moleskins Clothing, especially trousers, of this fabric.
3. A soft material, often with an adhesive backing, used especially on the feet to protect against chafing.

moleskin [ˈməʊlˌskɪn]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the dark grey dense velvety pelt of a mole, used as a fur
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a hard-wearing cotton fabric of twill weave used for work clothes, etc.
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (modifier) made from moleskin a moleskin waistcoat
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.moleskin - a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Translations
moleskin [ˈməʊlskɪn] Npiel f de topo
moleskin [ˈməʊlˌskɪn] n (fur) → (pelliccia di) talpa; (Textiles) → fustagno
moleskin [ˈməʊlˌskɪn] n (fur) → (pelliccia di) talpa; (Textiles) → fustagno


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He was a tall, bony, grey-haired ruffian with a bulldog jaw, in a torn cotton shirt and moleskin trousers.
"They" came before twilight--a black-bearded man in moleskins, and a little palsied old woman, who chirruped like a wren.
 
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