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sheepskin

 
Dictionary: sheep·skin   (shēp'skĭn') pronunciation
 
n.
  1. The skin of a sheep either tanned with the fleece left on or in the form of leather or parchment.
  2. Informal. A diploma.

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WordNet: sheepskin
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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
  Synonym: fleece

Meaning #2: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
  Synonyms: parchment, lambskin

Meaning #3: a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
  Synonym: diploma


 
Translations: Sheepskin
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fåreskind, pergament

Nederlands (Dutch)
schaapsvacht

Français (French)
n. - peau de mouton, (US, Univ) diplôme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schaffell, Schafleder

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προβιά, περγαμηνή (διπλώματος κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
pelle di pecora, cartapecora

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pele de ovelha (f), pergaminho (m), tapete de pele de ovelha (m)

Русский (Russian)
овчина, баранья кожа, тулуп, дубленка, плед или полость из овчины, пергамент, сделанный из овчины или бараньей шкуры, пергаментный

Español (Spanish)
n. - piel de carnero o de oveja, badana, pergamino

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fårhud, fårskinn, pergament

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
羊皮, 羊皮纸, 羊皮革, 带毛羊革, 羊皮衣

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 羊皮, 羊皮紙, 羊皮革, 帶毛羊革, 羊皮衣

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 양가죽, 양가죽제의 의류, 졸업 증서

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 羊皮, 羊のなめし革, 羊皮紙

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جلد ألغنم أو ثوب مصنوع منه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עור-כבש, בגד או שטיח מעור כבש (עם הצמר), תעודת-גמר (הכתובה על קלף)‬


 
 
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