goatskin
Example Sentences
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Every gardener needs gloves, and some of my favorites are made from goatskin, a soft and flexible leather that continues to be malleable even after getting wet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
“But at the end of the day, there’s going to be a shortage,” he said, noting that the $185 “personal size” edition of the English Standard Version in blue goatskin already has sold out.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Drummers beat the goatskin covers of rum barrels while a singer led a chorus in call and response.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2018
Made of goatskin and decorated with silk chain-stitch embroidery by Haight-Ashbury couturier Linda Gravenites, it is Janis Joplin’s exquisite handbag from 1967.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 3, 2017
He would look up in the middle of trimming a hedge and say, “That is good meat,” and then walk to the goatskin bag tied behind his bicycle to rummage for his catapult.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
