noun
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the skin or hide of a calf
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Also called: calf.
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fine leather made from this skin
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( as modifier )
calfskin boots
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Etymology
Origin of calfskin
Example Sentences
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Instead the artist more often painted on the plaster of frescoes or on paper or vellum—parchment made from calfskin.
From Scientific American • Feb. 3, 2023
The records - called the Sasine Register - are still stored in their original form - some are so ancient they're written on calfskin.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2021
“This is the most I can come up with these days. They have hard soles,” she says, pointing to her slippers, which are in fact $790 calfskin and shearling slides from Celine.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2021
The calfskin pages were radiocarbon dated to between 1404 and 1438.
From Salon • Oct. 11, 2021
Rick, selecting question three, said, “You are given a calfskin wallet on your birthday.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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