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capeskin

cape·skin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [keyp-skin]
    • /ˈkeɪpˌskɪn/
    • /kˈeɪpskɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [keyp-skin]
    • /ˈkeɪpˌskɪn/

Definitions of capeskin word

  • noun capeskin a soft leather obtained from the skins of a type of lamb or sheep having hairlike wool 3
  • adjective capeskin made of this leather 3
  • noun capeskin fine leather, made from sheepskin, used esp. for gloves 3
  • noun capeskin a firm, washable leather used especially for gloves, originally made from the skin of goats from the Cape of Good Hope, but now from hairy lambskin or sheepskin. 1
  • noun capeskin A soft sheepskin leather especially used for gloves. 0

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Origin of capeskin

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; cape2 + skin

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Parts of speech for Capeskin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

capeskin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

capeskin usage trend in Literature

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