snakeskin

American  

[sneyk-skin] / ˈsneɪkˌskɪn /

noun

1. the skin of a snake.

2. leather made from the skin of a snake.

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snakeskin British  

/ ˈsneɪkˌskɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of snakeskin

First recorded in 1815–25; snake + skin

Example Sentences

When we got a new consigner, I was really excited, because I had seen these karate pants before in other fabrications, but I never saw them in this snakeskin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

Eight men who attended the events said they were recruited by a middleman, who was described as having a missing nose covered with a snakeskin patch.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2023

Clad in a snazzy snakeskin jacket and carrying a guitar, Val Xavier steps into a small town’s mercantile like a handsome troubadour dropping by to serenade the locals.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023

Rocking a snakeskin belt against the Guardians, Gallen attacked the Guardians with fastballs early, setting up breaking balls that had them swinging at pitches in the dirt.

From Washington Times • Jun. 17, 2023

Pedro Tercero remembered him as an angry giant with a snakeskin whip and a silver cane, at whose step the tenants trembled and whose thunderous voice and feudal arrogance made all of nature quake.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende