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goatskin

[goht-skin] / ˈgoʊtˌskɪn /


NOUN
parchment
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“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

Over the bridge, the old city’s bazaar, lined with shops selling souvenirs, trinkets, kebabs and goatskin and kilim rugs, is deserted.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2019

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

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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