"capeskin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: capeskins [plural]
Etymology: From Cape + skin, after Cape Town in South Africa. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Cape|skin}} Cape + skin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} capeskin (countable and uncountable, plural capeskins)
  1. A soft sheepskin leather especially used for gloves. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-capeskin-en-noun-d9bUXigi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1943, United States Army, Quartermaster Corps - Q.M.C. Historical Studies",
          "text": "At this time the Director of the WAAC recommended (1) a regulation dress glove of leather similar to capeskin to match the shoes in color, (2) a dress glove […]",
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      ],
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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