sealskin
Americannoun
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the skin of a seal.
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the skin or fur of the fur seal when prepared for making garments or leather items.
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a garment or article made of this fur.
adjective
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the skin or pelt of a fur seal, esp when dressed with the outer hair removed and the underfur dyed dark brown
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( as modifier )
a sealskin coat
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a garment made of this skin
Etymology
Origin of sealskin
First recorded in 1275–1325, sealskin is from the Middle English word seleskin. See seal 2, skin
Example Sentences
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Greenlanders and other Inuit peoples have hunted seals for their meat and skin for centuries, but international bans have collapsed sealskin markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
"I communicate with Nuuk from this tablet," Mathiassen said, pulling off her sealskin mittens to turn on the device.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
We pitched our tent on a 100-yard-wide grassy strip of land between two lakes with surfaces as smooth as the sealskin I saw stretching on the side of a house in Kangerlussuaq.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2018
Iniut communities were exempted from the ban, but much of the market for sealskin evaporated, making the exemptions meaningless.
From The Guardian ● May 11, 2017
The dogloo walls were made from blocks of ice, and the roofs were frozen boards of sealskin with snow piled on top.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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