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n. - The hide of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on; The hide of a young sheep with the wool still on.

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  • Between the fourth and sixth century BC, they used to put milk in lambskin bags, which they carried about on their waists.
  • These days, softer leathers such as lambskin and goatskin are popular alternatives to old-fashioned leathers such as cowhide and horsehide.
  • Monsignor Flaught gazed at the lambskin in silence.
  • Its color must be white, and its material a lambskin.
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