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Definition of Sealskin
1. Noun. The pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal. "A coat of seal"
2. Noun. A garment (as a jacket or coat or robe) made of sealskin.
Definition of Sealskin
1. n. The skin of a seal; the pelt of a seal prepared for use, esp. of the fur seal; also, a garment made of this material.
Definition of Sealskin
1. Noun. A type of fabric made from the skin of seals. ¹
2. Noun. Any fabric manufactured to resemble sealskin. ¹
3. Noun. An item of clothing made from sealskin (whether real or imitation). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sealskin
1. the skin of a seal [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sealskin
Literary usage of Sealskin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tailor Made Girl, Her Friends, Her Fashions and Her Follies by Philip Henry Welch (1888)
"Miss sealskin. —Yes ; I was awfully sorry I didn't come down to the ...
Miss sealskin.—How long do you suppose this wretched creature is going to play ? ..."
2. Popular Lectures on Science and Art: Delivered in the Principal Cities and by Dionysius Lardner (1846)
"Ancient Methods of averting Lightnings—Persona in Bed not Secure, as gome
think.—Augustus's sealskin Cloak as a Lightning Protector. ..."
3. Among the Eskimos of Labrador: A Record of Five Years' Close Intercourse by Samuel King Hutton (1912)
"... CHAPTER IV THE FREEZING OF THE SEA—sealskin CLOTHES AND BOOTS— WINTER COLD—THE
HOME-COMING. ON the morning of the 10th of November the Harmony was gone, ..."
4. The Stefánsson-Anderson Arctic Expedition of the American Museum by Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1914)
"Woman's Boots, Coronation Gulf. Length, 1 m. Fig. 69 (60.1-3601). Shoe of sealskin,
Coronation Gulf. ..."
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