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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