bearskin

noun

bear·​skin ˈber-ˌskin How to pronounce bearskin (audio)
: an article made of the skin of a bear
especially : a military hat made of the skin of a bear

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Touching the trash can, the dark puddle of a thick garment stretches out across the checkerboard tiles like a bearskin. Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024 The sun coming in through the window at the back projects jagged bands of light across the bearskin. Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024 Prince William is the honorary Colonel of the Welsh Guards, and wore the regiment's red uniform with a leek symbol on neckline and a traditional bearskin cap with white and green plume. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024 For the ceremony, the King wore the tunic of the Guard of Honour Order made of bearskin with a blue garter sash, in honor of the regiment's color being trooped, with the cypher of his mother and predecessor, Queen Elizabeth and decorations of Noble Order military and knight garters. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for bearskin 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bearskin was before the 12th century

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“Bearskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearskin. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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bearskin

noun
bear·​skin ˈba(ə)r-ˌskin How to pronounce bearskin (audio)
ˈbe(ə)r-
: an article made of the skin of a bear

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