calfskin

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US/ˈkæfˌskɪn/

noun

A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.

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calf
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Meanings

nouncalfskin (plural calfskins)

plural calfskins

  1. A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfine leather from the skin of a calf

Similar
calf
Broader
leather
Also see
calfcalfhide

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From calf + skin.

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Translations

Czech teletina
  • teletinaleather from the hide of a calf
German Kalbsleder, Kalbfell
  • Kalbslederleather from the hide of a calf
  • Kalbfellleather from the hide of a calf
Irish craiceann lao
  • craiceann laoleather from the hide of a calf
Russian теля́чья ко́жа
  • теля́чья ко́жа (teljáčʹja kóža)leather from the hide of a calf
Spanish becerro
  • becerroleather from the hide of a calf
Cite this entry
APA

calfskin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calfskin

MLA

“calfskin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calfskin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calfskin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calfskin.

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