snakeskin

noun

snake·​skin ˈsnāk-ˌskin How to pronounce snakeskin (audio)
: leather prepared from the skin of a snake

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Hume and several of his contemporaries had a hypothesis: The snakeskin scared away predators. Kate Golembiewski, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025 The snakeskin appeared to provide a deterrent to the squirrels. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 The researchers began by reviewing existing literature and ornithological databases for recorded examples of birds using snakeskin to construct their nests. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 The dress was covered with sequin embellishments in a snakeskin pattern. Wwd Staff, WWD, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for snakeskin 

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First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of snakeskin was in 1825

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“Snakeskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snakeskin. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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snakeskin

noun
snake·​skin ˈsnāk-ˌskin How to pronounce snakeskin (audio)
: the skin of a snake or leather made from it

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