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What does sheepskin mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) The skin of a sheep, especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.
  2. (US, countable) A diploma.
  3. (countable or uncountable) The tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on, especially when used for clothing, rugs, etc.
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Executed on large sheets of sheepskin parchment, each extraordinarily delicate ink line drawing illustrates one canto or section of Dante's poem.
Another value added to the cows was the fact that while the rest of Europe used manuscripts made from sheepskin, in Ireland it was calfskin.
The seats were of the finest wine coloured leather, and the carpet was well-groomed sheepskin, shampooed to perfection.
His detractors lead one to imagine Mr Carey to be the archetypal cigar-chewing hard man in a sheepskin coat.
Faux fur is everywhere for autumn, nestling comfortably alongside leather, suede and sheepskin on the rails.
The obligatory items are a very, very long scarf and a suede sheepskin or canvas gilet.

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