bearskin

From bear +‎ skin.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛə.skɪn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛəɹ.skɪn/

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bearskin (countable and uncountable, plural bearskins)

1. (countable, uncountable) The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 113:

     The farmer flayed him as he had the bear, and so he had both bear-skin and fox-skin.

   • 1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 19:

     In the midst stalked the King, his great limbs muffled, like Goldry’s, in a cloak: and it was of black silk lined with black bearskin, and ornamented with crabs worked in diamonds.

2. (countable) A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.
3. (dated) A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats.

• (ceremonial hat): busby

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