snakeskin

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/ˈsneɪkˌskɪn/

noun

The hide of a snake, used as leather.

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Meanings

nounsnakeskin (countable and uncountable, plural snakeskins)

plural snakeskins

  1. The skin of a snake
    1. uncountableusuallyThe hide of a snake, used as leather.
    2. countableThe moult of a snake.
adjectivesnakeskin (not comparable)
  1. not comparableMade of snakeskin.

    Sort of dago fellow; leads the orchestra down at the Winter Gardens ... You know the sort, all lah-di-dah and snakeskin shoes.

    1932, Dorothy L Sayers, chapter 10, in Have His Carcase

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
skin

Origin

From snake + skin.

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Translations

Danish slangeskind, slangeham
  • slangeskindskin of a snake
  • slangehamskin of a snake
Japanese 蛇皮
  • 蛇皮 (jabi)skin of a snake
Portuguese pele de cobra
  • pele de cobraskin of a snake
Russian змеи́ная ко́жа
  • змеи́ная ко́жа (zmeínaja kóža)skin of a snake
Spanish piel de serpiente
  • piel de serpienteskin of a snake
Swedish ormskinn
  • ormskinnskin of a snake
Tamil சட்டை, பாம்புச்சட்டை
  • சட்டை (caṭṭai)skin of a snake
  • பாம்புச்சட்டை (pāmpuccaṭṭai)skin of a snake
  • பாம்புத்தோல் (pāmputtōl)skin of a snake
Turkish yılan derisi
  • yılan derisiskin of a snake
Cite this entry
APA

snakeskin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snakeskin

MLA

“snakeskin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snakeskin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snakeskin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snakeskin.

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