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[ sneyk-skin ] / ˈsneɪkˌskɪn /
nounthe skin of a snake. leather made from the skin of a snake. Origin of snakeskinFirst recorded in 1815–25; snake + skin Words nearby snakeskinsnake plant, Snake River, snakeroot, snakes and ladders, snake's-head, snakeskin, snakestone, snakeweed, snakewood, snaky, snap Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snakeskinAnimal prints abounded: snakeskin booties, leopard-print hot pants, zebra-printed flamingo skirts. Rodarte’s Ode to Los Angeles|Isabel Wilkinson|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST In a series of private appointments on Sunday, Tom Ford quietly showed a collection filled with fur, leather, and snakeskin. Tom Ford Presentation: London Fashion Week Fall Winter 2012|Isabel Wilkinson|February 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST A few weeks ago, a female client from the South spent $1,200 on a Gucci snakeskin bag from Barry. What Rich People Don't Want You to Know About Their Spending|The Daily Beast|December 15, 2008|DAILY BEAST On one arm was another bead ornament, prettily devised; and on the other a wooden charm, tied by a string covered with snakeskin. The Discovery of the Source of the Nile|John Hanning Speke
There was a dagger in the snakeskin girdle she wore about her waist—a single thrust and she could have killed him. The Argus Pheasant|John Charles Beecham The snakeskin bird gets its name from its habit of using the cast-off skins of snakes for decorative purposes. The Dawn of Reason|James Weir He found the man sitting at the door of his hut, making magic with a horsehair and a snakeskin, and some ground-up glass. Tales of Folk and Fairies|Katharine Pyle There was alligator, lizard skin, pigskin, snakeskin and sealskin; even grained leather was copied. The Story of Leather|Sara Ware Bassett
British Dictionary definitions for snakeskin
nounthe skin of a snake, esp when made into a leather valued for handbags, shoes, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |