Meaning of leopardskin | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The skin or pelt of a leopard.
   countable, uncountable
2. Such a skin forming a simple article of clothing.
   countable, uncountable
3. A design, especially on fabric, similar to the markings of a leopard.
   attributive, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“I turned, and followed him down the passage, and when we reached the great central cave saw⟳ that many Amahagger, some robed, and some merely clad in the sweet simplicity of a leopard skin, were hurrying along it.”

“Opposite him was the Fat Lady, red-faced and laughing. Beside her, the India-rubber Man wound spaghetti on to a fork with an expression of deepest melancholy. Further down the table, the Strong Man, an overcoat covering his leopard-skin, talked garrulously.”

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