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goatskin

[goht-skin] / ˈgoʊtˌskɪn /


NOUN
parchment
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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

They’re defined by the sharp scrawl of the ghaita, a double-reed instrument, and the resounding pound of the tebel drum, which is made of goatskin and struck with wooden sticks.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2019

From out of the velvet pouch came the vellum crafted from goatskin, its ink three days a-drying on the 20 bills.

From The Guardian • May 8, 2013

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




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