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snakeskin

[ sneyk-skin ]

noun

  1. the skin of a snake.
  2. leather made from the skin of a snake.


snakeskin

/ ˈsneɪkˌskɪn /

noun

  1. the 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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of snakeskin1

First recorded in 1815–25; snake + skin
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Example Sentences

Camera crews captured her exiting a federal courthouse in Salt Lake City, dressed in a fur coat and knee-high snakeskin boots.

The last used a triangle-based cut that looks more like snakeskin.

Animal prints abounded: snakeskin booties, leopard-print hot pants, zebra-printed flamingo skirts.

In a series of private appointments on Sunday, Tom Ford quietly showed a collection filled with fur, leather, and snakeskin.

A few weeks ago, a female client from the South spent $1,200 on a Gucci snakeskin bag from Barry.

A straight broadsword, with a handle of box-wood and a sheath covered with snakeskin, was suspended from his waist.

There was a dagger in the snakeskin girdle she wore about her waist—a single thrust and she could have killed him.

On one arm was another bead ornament, prettily devised; and on the other a wooden charm, tied by a string covered with snakeskin.

The snakeskin bird gets its name from its habit of using the cast-off skins of snakes for decorative purposes.

Though we wandered far from beaten tracks, the sole trace of reptiles encountered was an occasional discarded snakeskin.

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