kidskin

Thân thiện

A tailor carefully sews a pair of kidskin gloves.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of leather: A soft, smooth, and fine-grained leather made from the skin of a young goat.

Usage

• "Kidskin" is an uncountable noun. It refers to the material itself, not individual pieces.
• It is often used to describe high-quality, luxurious items like gloves, shoes, or handbags.
• Example:

Examples

• Noun:
  • This wallet is made from genuine kidskin, which makes it very soft and durable.
  • For her wedding, she wore elegant shoes of white kidskin.

Advanced Usage

• "Kid gloves": This is a common phrase where "kid" refers to "kidskin." It literally means gloves made from kidskin leather. Figuratively, the phrase "to handle someone/something with kid gloves" means to treat them very carefully or delicately.
  • The museum curator handled the ancient manuscript with kid gloves. (Literal)
  • You have to handle this sensitive negotiation with kid gloves. (Figurative)

Variants and Related Words

• Kid (noun): Can refer to a young goat. In the context of leather, "kid" is the source material for "kidskin."
• Leather (noun): The general category of material made from animal skin. Kidskin is a specific type of leather.
• Suede (noun): A type of leather with a soft, napped surface, often confused with kidskin but different in texture and production.

Synonyms

• Kid leather: A direct synonym.
• Goatskin leather: A more general term, as "kidskin" specifically comes from young goats.

Related Idioms

• Handle/treat with kid gloves: To deal with someone or something very delicately or cautiously.
  • After the scandal, the company's PR team had to treat the media with kid gloves.

Học thuật

Noun

1. soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat
   • kid gloves

Từ đồng nghĩa

• kid