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Hudson seal

noun

  1. muskrat fur that has been plucked and dyed to give the appearance of seal.


Hudson seal

noun

  1. muskrat fur that has been dressed and dyed to resemble sealskin
“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hudson seal1

First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences

It was part of Nora's job to do up the room and she knew where Sylvia's Hudson seal coat hung in one of the closets.

What she particularly wanted was a new Hudson seal coat that had been delivered a few days before.

Cora had a Hudson seal coat now, with a great kolinsky collar.

"Perhaps," I advised him, "that is a trade name to cover the real origin, just as plucked muskrat is termed Hudson seal."

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