Synonyms for sheepskin
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sheep-skin |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃipˌskɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for sheepskin Other synonyms for the word sheepskin
- affirmation
- approbation
- approval
- attestation
- authority
- award
- baccalaureate
- caliber
- cat-o'-nine-tails
- charter
- commission
- compass
- confirmation
- credentials
- dignification
- dignity
- diploma
- distinction
- docket
- documentation
- eminence
- endorsement
- goatskin
- grade
- guarantee
- height
- honor
- level
- license
- magnitude
- order
- oxhide
- palimpsest
- paper
- papyrus
- parchment
- pass
- pell
- permit
- pitch
- point
- position
- potency
- qualification
- quality
- quantity
- range
- rank
- reach
- receipt
- recognition
- record
- scope
- scroll
- sheepskin
- shingle
- skin
- sort
- stage
- standard
- standing
- station
- status
- strap
- strength
- strop
- tan
- taws
- testament
- testification
- testimonial
- testimony
- thong
- thrash
- ticket
- tooling
- vellum
- voucher
- warrant
- warranty
- whip
Définition of sheepskin
Origin :- c.1200, "the skin of a sheep," from sheep + skin (n.). Meaning "diploma" dates from 1804; so called because formerly made of sheepskin parchment.
- As in parchment : noun vellum
- As in leather : noun hide
- As in parchment : noun material for writing
- As in certificate : noun authorizing document
- As in degree : noun recognition of achievement; rank or grade of position
- As in diploma : noun certificate for achievement
- I didn't blame him for stopping up there on his sheepskin, eye to eye with the girl.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- The coachman had mounted to his box, and was wrapping a sheepskin about his knees.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- The footman (who survived) had no time to see the face of the man in the sheepskin coat.
- Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
- The sheepskin blankets with the wool on were almost as black as soot.
- Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu
- Each one took off his sheepskin jacket, reversed it and put it on again.
- Extract from : « Debts of Honor » by Maurus Jkai
- "I hope you will go back to school, Ben, and get your sheepskin," she said.
- Extract from : « In Apple-Blossom Time » by Clara Louise Burnham
- Could that savage in the sheepskin be my courteous entertainer?
- Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various
- Dennis Isler put tin jingles in it and put on a sheepskin head.
- Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
- Since about 1860 sheepskin as sheepskin is hardly to be found.
- Extract from : « Bookbinding, and the Care of Books » by Douglas Cockerell
- I took her up in my arms, and wrapped a sheepskin round her.
- Extract from : « Fred Markham in Russia » by W. H. G. Kingston
Antonyms for sheepskin
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