sheepskin
English Thesaurus
1. a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | higher national diploma, hnd, |
| definition | : | a diploma given for vocational training that prepares the student for a career in a particular area; good students may progress to a course leading to a degree (noun.communication) |
2. skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | animal skin, |
| definition | : | the outer covering of an animal (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | vellum, |
| definition | : | fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb (noun.substance) |
3. tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | leather, |
| definition | : | an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | golden fleece, |
| definition | : | in Greek mythology, a fleece of gold owned by the king of Colchis and guarded in a sacred grove by a dragon; recovered by Jason and the Argonauts (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | fleece, shear, |
| definition | : | shear the wool from (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | fleece, shear, |
| definition | : | shear the wool from (verb.contact) |
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