goatskin

/'gout,skin/

Thân thiện

A craftsman uses a piece of goatskin to make a leather bag.

Definition

Noun: 1. The hide or skin of a goat: The tanned or untanned skin of a goat, often used as a material. 2. An article made from this skin: An object, such as a container, bag, or piece of clothing, crafted from the skin of a goat.

Usage and Examples

• Referring to the material:
  • The ancient manuscript was written on goatskin parchment.
  • Traditional water bags were often made from goatskin because it is durable.
• Referring to a specific item:
  • He carried his wine in a goatskin.
  • The traveler wore a goatskin jacket to stay warm.

Advanced Usage

• As a modifier: The term can be used attributively to describe other nouns.
  • a goatskin bottle (a bottle made from goatskin)
  • a goatskin binding (a book cover made from goatskin leather)

Variants and Related Words

• Goat leather: A more specific term for tanned and processed goatskin used in crafts and fashion.
• Parchment: A writing material historically made from processed skins of animals, including goats.
• Hide: The general term for the skin of an animal, which includes goatskin.

Synonyms

• Hide (specifically of a goat)
• Pelt (an untreated skin)
• Leather (when referring to the tanned material)

Idioms and Phrases

No common idioms or phrasal verbs are directly formed with the isolated word "goatskin."

Học thuật

Noun

1. the hide of a goat