bearskin

English

A bearskin hat

Etymology

bear +‎ skin

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛə.skɪn/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛəɹ.skɪn/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

bearskin (countable and uncountable, plural bearskins)

(countable, uncountable) The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 113:
  The farmer flayed him as he had the bear, and so he had both bear-skin and fox-skin.
(countable) A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.
(dated) A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats.

Synonyms

(ceremonial hat): busby

Derived terms

bearskinned

Translations

pelt of a bear

Dutch: berenpels (nl) f, berenvacht f
German: Bärenfell (de) n
Greek: αρκουδοτόμαρο (el) n (arkoudotómaro)
Irish: craiceann béir m
Italian: pelliccia d'orso f, pelle d'orso f
Lakota: matȟóha
Romanian: blană de urs f
Welsh: croen arth m

tall ceremonial hat

Dutch: berenmuts (nl) f
Italian: colbacco (it) m
Polish: bermyca (pl) f
Welsh: cap croen arth m

coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats

Spanish: bayetón m

See also

bearskin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

bare-skin, bareskin, break-ins, breaks in, inbreaks, sea-brink

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