noun
- the skin of a sheep, especially such a skin dressed with the wool on, as for a garment.
- leather, parchment, or the like, made from the skin of sheep.
- Informal. a diploma.
adjective
- made from the skin of a sheep.
- (of a garment) lined with the skin of a sheep dressed with the wool on.
noun
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- the skin of a sheep, esp when used for clothing, etc, or with the fleece removed and used for parchment
- (as modifier)a sheepskin coat
n.c.1200, “the skin of a sheep,” from sheep + skin (n.). Meaning “diploma” dates from 1804; so called because formerly made of sheepskin parchment.