noun
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the skin of a swan with the feathers attached
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a fine twill-weave flannel fabric
Etymology
Origin of swanskin
Example Sentences
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And inside that cage was a small bird, like none Hazel had ever seen, as gleaming white as the feathers of the swanskin.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
There was a swanskin, and you thought it might make you beautiful.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
The one who carried the green scarf left her swanskin under a bush.
From The King of Ireland's Son by Padraic Colum
“He’ll look aroun’ an’ see nothing in those camp but one piece of swanskin, ol’ dry swanskin, all eat clean of meat.
From The Young Alaskans on the Trail by Emerson Hough
Give the swanskin to her then, and tell her that the only thing she can do for you is to show you the way to her father's dominion.
From The King of Ireland's Son by Padraic Colum
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