moleskin

mole·skin

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mohl-skin]
- /ˈmoʊlˌskɪn/
- /ˈməʊl.skɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mohl-skin]
- /ˈmoʊlˌskɪn/

Definitions of moleskin word

noun moleskin the soft, deep-gray, fragile fur of the mole. 1
noun moleskin a strong and heavy napped, twilled cotton fabric used for sportswear and work clothing. 1
noun moleskin moleskins, a garment, especially trousers, of this fabric. 1
noun moleskin a soft, usually adhesive-backed fabric applied to the feet or other areas of the body to prevent irritation or abrasion. 1
noun moleskin The skin of a mole used as fur. 1
noun moleskin fur of a mole 1

See all 14 definitions of moleskin

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Origin of moleskin

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70; mole1 + skin

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Parts of speech for Moleskin

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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moleskin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for moleskin

noun moleskin

peanut — the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
sphere — Geometry. a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = r 2 . the surface of such a figure; a spherical surface.
oval — having the general form, shape, or outline of an egg; egg-shaped.
pigskin — the skin of a pig.
porker — a pig, especially one being fattened for its meat.

All 7 Synonyms of moleskin