different between sheepskin vs moleskin

English

Etymology

sheep +? skin

Noun

sheepskin (countable and uncountable, plural sheepskins)

1. (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 […]

2. (US, countable) A diploma.
3. (countable or uncountable) The tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on, especially when used for clothing, rugs, etc.

Hyponyms

• skin

Translations

References

• OED

English

Etymology

mole +? skin

Noun

moleskin (countable and uncountable, plural moleskins)

1. The fur of a mole.
2. A cotton twill fabric with a heavy velvety nap.
3. (by extension, in the plural) Clothing made of this fabric.
4. A padded adhesive bandage used to prevent or treat blisters.

Hyponyms

• skin

Descendants

• ? French: moleskine
• ? Catalan: molesquí
• ? German: Moleskin
• ? Japanese: ?????? (m?resukin)
• ? Spanish: moleskine

Translations

Verb

moleskin (third-person singular simple present moleskins, present participle moleskinning, simple past and past participle moleskinned)

1. To cover with a moleskin bandage.

Further reading

• moleskin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia