animal skin

/ˌænəməl skɪn/

Other forms: animal skins

Definitions of animal skin

1. noun

   the outer covering of an animal
   types:

   lambskin, parchment, sheepskin

   skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on

   fell, hide

   the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

   leather

   an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

   fur, pelt

   the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

   piece of leather

   a separate part consisting of leather

   vellum

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

   cowhide

   the hide of a cow

   goatskin

   the hide of a goat

   rawhide

   untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes

   grain

   the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

   alligator

   leather made from alligator's hide

   buckskin

   a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin

   buff

   a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen

   ooze leather

   a very soft leather made from the skins of calves and having a suede finish on the flesh side

   Russia leather

   a smooth leather tanned with willow, birch, or oak, and scented on the flesh side with birch oil

   calf, calfskin

   fine leather from the skin of a calf

   whit leather, white leather

   a leather that has been treated with alum and/or salt

   chammy, chammy leather, chamois, chamois leather, shammy, shammy leather

   a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin

   cordovan

   a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain

   cowhide, cowskin

   leather made from the hide of a cow

   crush, crushed leather

   leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

   deerskin

   leather from the hide of a deer

   doeskin

   soft leather from deerskin or lambskin

   glove leather

   leather suitable for making gloves

   horsehide

   leather from the hide of a horse

   kid, kidskin

   soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat

   mocha

   soft suede glove leather from goatskin

   morocco

   a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin; used for shoes and book bindings etc.

   patent leather

   leather with a hard glossy surface

   pigskin

   leather from the skin of swine

   fleece, sheepskin

   tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

   shoe leather

   leather used to make shoes

   suede, suede leather

   leather with a napped surface

   astrakhan

   the fur of young lambs

   bearskin

   the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)

   beaver, beaver fur

   the soft brown fur of the beaver

   chinchilla

   the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla

   ermine

   the expensive white fur of the ermine

   fox

   the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox

   lambskin

   the skin of a lamb with the wool still on

   lapin, rabbit

   the fur of a rabbit

   leopard

   the pelt of a leopard

   mink

   the expensive fur of a mink

   muskrat, muskrat fur

   the brown fur of a muskrat

   otter

   the fur of an otter

   raccoon

   the fur of the North American racoon

   sable

   the expensive dark brown fur of the marten

   seal, sealskin

   the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal

   squirrel

   the fur of a squirrel

   roan

   a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding

   type of:

   animal product

   a product made from animal material