bearskin | (noun) tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions | Synonyms: busby, shako |
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(noun) the pelt of a bear | - |
bodkin | (noun) a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops | Synonyms: threader |
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(noun) a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric | - |
(noun) formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head | - |
(noun) a dagger with a slender blade | Synonyms: poniard |
buckskin | (noun) horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail | - |
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(noun) a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin | - |
bumpkin | (noun) a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture | Synonyms: chawbacon, hayseed, hick, rube, yahoo, yokel |
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buskin | (noun) a boot reaching halfway up to the knee | Synonyms: combat boot, desert boot, half boot, top boot |
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calfskin | (noun) fine leather from the skin of a calf | Synonyms: calf |
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calkin | (noun) a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping | Synonyms: calk |
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cannikin | (noun) a small can | - |
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(noun) a wooden bucket | - |
catkin | (noun) a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence | Synonyms: ament |
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coonskin | (noun) a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back | Synonyms: coonskin cap |
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cowskin | (noun) leather made from the hide of a cow | Synonyms: cowhide |
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deerskin | (noun) leather from the hide of a deer | - |
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doeskin | (noun) a fine smooth soft woolen fabric | - |
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(noun) soft leather from deerskin or lambskin | - |
firkin | (noun) a small wooden keg | - |
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(noun) a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons | - |
foreskin | (noun) a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis | Synonyms: prepuce |
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(noun) a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris | Synonyms: prepuce |
gaskin | (noun) lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle | - |
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gherkin | (noun) small prickly cucumber | - |
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(noun) any of various small cucumbers pickled whole | - |
goatskin | (noun) the hide of a goat | - |
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interleukin | (noun) any of several lymphokines that promote macrophages and killer T cells and B cells and other components of the immune system | - |
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jerkin | (noun) a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times | - |
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kidskin | (noun) soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat | Synonyms: kid |
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kilderkin | (noun) an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons | - |
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kin | (noun) group of people related by blood or marriage | Synonyms: clan, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe |
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(noun) a person having kinship with another or others | Synonyms: family, kinsperson |
lambkin | (noun) a very young lamb | - |
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lambskin | (noun) the skin of a lamb with the wool still on | - |
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(noun) skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on | Synonyms: parchment, sheepskin |
limpkin | (noun) wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call | Synonyms: Aramus pictus |
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manakin | (noun) any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior | - |
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(noun) a life-size dummy used to display clothes | Synonyms: form, manikin, mannequin, mannikin |
(noun) a woman who wears clothes to display fashions | Synonyms: fashion model, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, model |
manikin | (noun) a life-size dummy used to display clothes | Synonyms: form, manakin, mannequin, mannikin |
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(noun) a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal | Synonyms: homunculus, mannikin |
(noun) a woman who wears clothes to display fashions | Synonyms: fashion model, manakin, mannequin, mannikin, model |
mannikin | (noun) a life-size dummy used to display clothes | Synonyms: form, manakin, manikin, mannequin |
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(noun) a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal | Synonyms: homunculus, manikin |
(noun) a woman who wears clothes to display fashions | Synonyms: fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannequin, model |
matrikin | (noun) one related on the mother's side | Synonyms: enate, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib, matrisib |
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moleskin | (noun) a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap | - |
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mutchkin | (noun) a Scottish unit of liquid measure equal to 0.9 United States pint | - |
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napkin | (noun) a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing | Synonyms: serviette, table napkin |
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(noun) garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement | Synonyms: diaper, nappy |
oilskin | (noun) a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof | Synonyms: slicker |
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onionskin | (noun) a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies | Synonyms: flimsy |
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pannikin | (noun) a small pan or cup (usually of tin) | - |
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patrikin | (noun) one related on the father's side | Synonyms: agnate, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib, patrisib |
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pigskin | (noun) leather from the skin of swine | - |
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pumpkin | (noun) usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn | - |
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(noun) a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes | Synonyms: autumn pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo, pumpkin vine |
ramekin | (noun) a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions | Synonyms: ramequin |
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(noun) a cheese dish made with egg and bread crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes | Synonyms: ramequin |
sealskin | (noun) a garment (as a jacket or coat or robe) made of sealskin | - |
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(noun) the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal | Synonyms: seal |
sharkskin | (noun) a smooth crisp fabric | - |
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sheepskin | (noun) a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study | Synonyms: diploma |
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(noun) tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing | Synonyms: fleece |
(noun) skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on | Synonyms: lambskin, parchment |
siskin | (noun) small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak | Synonyms: Carduelis spinus |
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skin | (noun) body covering of a living animal | Synonyms: hide, pelt |
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(noun) an outer surface (usually thin) | - |
(noun) a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal | - |
(noun) a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch | Synonyms: cutis, tegument |
(noun) the rind of a fruit or vegetable | Synonyms: peel |
(noun) a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent | Synonyms: skinhead |
(noun) a person whose head is bald or shaved | Synonyms: baldhead, baldpate, baldy, skinhead |
(noun) a person's skin regarded as their life | - |
spillikin | (noun) a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws | Synonyms: jackstraw |
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takin | (noun) large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area | Synonyms: Budorcas taxicolor, gnu goat |
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waterskin | (noun) a container of skin for holding water | Synonyms: water skin |
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welkin | (noun) the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected | Synonyms: celestial sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, sphere, vault of heaven |
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wineskin | (noun) an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine | - |
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