sealskin

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US/ˈsilˌskɪn/

noun

A type of fabric made from the skin of seals.

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seal
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Meanings

nounsealskin (countable and uncountable, plural sealskins)

plural sealskins · alternative seal-skin

  1. countableuncountableA type of fabric made from the skin of seals.

    The coat is double, dense and silky, and like sealskin to the touch.

    1993, Funk & Wagnalls Corporation, Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, volume 23, page 19
  2. countableuncountableAny fabric manufactured to resemble sealskin.
  3. countableuncountableAn item of clothing made from sealskin (whether real or imitation).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal

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seal
Broader
furpelt
Also see
seal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From seal + skin.

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Translations

French phoque
  • phoquetype of fabric made from the skin of seals
Hungarian fókaprém, szilszkin
  • fókaprémtype of fabric made from the skin of seals
  • szilszkintype of fabric made from the skin of seals
  • sziltype of fabric made from the skin of seals

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Nasielsk
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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