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SHEEPSKIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
Synonyms:
diploma; sheepskin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sheepskin" is a kind of...):
certificate; certification; credential; credentials (a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sheepskin"):
Higher National Diploma; HND (a diploma given for vocational training that prepares the student for a career in a particular area; good students may progress to a course leading to a degree)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
Synonyms:
lambskin; parchment; sheepskin
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sheepskin" is a kind of...):
animal skin (the outer covering of an animal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sheepskin"):
vellum (fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
Synonyms:
fleece; sheepskin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("sheepskin" is a kind of...):
leather (an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sheepskin"):
Golden Fleece (in Greek mythology, a fleece of gold owned by the king of Colchis and guarded in a sacred grove by a dragon; recovered by Jason and the Argonauts)
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