sheepskin

English

sheep +‎ skin

sheepskin (countable and uncountable, plural sheepskins)

(uncountable) The skin of a sheep, especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.
- 1891, Outing: Sport, Adventure, Travel, Fiction (volume 17, page 137)
  I confess to having felt a prejudice against sleeping in a bag, more especially a sheepskin bag, which would probably have a muttony odor; but it was pronounced to be the warmest and least cumbersome form of bedding we could have […]
(US, countable) A diploma.
(countable or uncountable) The tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on, especially when used for clothing, rugs, etc.

skin of a sheep

Catalan: badana f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 羊皮 (zh) (yángpí)
Classical Nahuatl: ichcaēhuatl
French: peau de mouton f
Galician: pelica f
German: Schafspelz m, Schafpelz m, Schaffell (de) n, Schafsfell n, Schafleder (de) n, Schafsleder (de) n
Greek:
Ancient Greek: μηλωτή f (mēlōtḗ)

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