horseskin
Anglais modifier
Étymologie modifier
Nom commun modifier
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horseskin \hɔː(r)s.skɪn\ |
horseskins \hɔː(r)s.skɪnz\ |
horseskin \hɔː(r)s.skɪn\
- Peau (ou cuir) de cheval.
The dried horseskin was made of brown Canton flannel and was held in place by being thrown over a horizontal stick.
— (John Merrill, Martha Fleming, Play-making and plays: the dramatic impulse and its educative use in the elementary and secondary school, 1930, p.98)But we cannot wear these horseskin boots in the rain and snow. We need regular leather top-boots. Moreover, our clothing is very much the worse for wear. We must provide ourselves with new outfits.
— (Petr K. Ignatov, Partisans of the Kuban, 1945, p.148)They made these fancy coverings from buckskins, horseskins, and cornhusks.
— (Allison Lassieur, The Nez Perce Tribe, 2000, p.13)