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Hudson seal [f. the name of Henry Hudson (see Hudsonian a.) + seal n.1] Musk-rat fur that has been plucked and dyed to give the appearance of seal fur. Also Hudson Bay seal.
1914J. W. Jones Fur-Farming in Canada (ed. 2) 7 When the furdressers and dyers produced a clipped and dyed muskrat skin that resembled sealskin almost perfectly, it was found that it would not sell under its own name..[the] high-priced fur is now sold as ‘Hudson Bay seal’. 1920Eye Opener (Calgary) 11 Sept. 1/4 The jackpot is to be the real thing in Hudson seal coats this coming winter. 1921Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 2 Oct. 8/5 First Quality Hudson Seal Coat, fancy silk lined; extra large collar and cuffs of Alaska sable. 1936D. McCowan Animals Canad. Rockies xv. 134 When a muskrat skin has been tanned and the coarse outer hair removed the remaining soft silky undercoat is known to furriers as Hudson seal. 1945H. MacLennan Two Solitudes (1946) ii. 219 Paul looked out the window and saw..women in black Hudson seal coats with their hands in black muffs, men with fur caps. |