snakeskin

[ sneyk-skin ]

noun

1. the skin of a snake.
2. leather made from the skin of a snake.

snakeskin

/ ˈsneɪkˌskɪn /

noun

1. the skin of a snake, esp when made into a leather valued for handbags, shoes, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of snakeskin¹

First recorded in 1815–25; snake + skin

Example Sentences

Camera crews captured her exiting a federal courthouse in Salt Lake City, dressed in a fur coat and knee-high snakeskin boots.

From Washington Post

The last used a triangle-based cut that looks more like snakeskin.

From Science News For Students

Animal prints abounded: snakeskin booties, leopard-print hot pants, zebra-printed flamingo skirts.

From The Daily Beast

In a series of private appointments on Sunday, Tom Ford quietly showed a collection filled with fur, leather, and snakeskin.

From The Daily Beast

A few weeks ago, a female client from the South spent $1,200 on a Gucci snakeskin bag from Barry.

From The Daily Beast

A straight broadsword, with a handle of box-wood and a sheath covered with snakeskin, was suspended from his waist.

From Project Gutenberg

There was a dagger in the snakeskin girdle she wore about her waist—a single thrust and she could have killed him.

From Project Gutenberg

On one arm was another bead ornament, prettily devised; and on the other a wooden charm, tied by a string covered with snakeskin.

From Project Gutenberg

The snakeskin bird gets its name from its habit of using the cast-off skins of snakes for decorative purposes.

From Project Gutenberg

Though we wandered far from beaten tracks, the sole trace of reptiles encountered was an occasional discarded snakeskin.

From Project Gutenberg