calfskin

noun

calf·​skin ˈkaf-ˌskin How to pronounce calfskin (audio)
ˈkäf-,
 also  ˈkāf-
: leather made of the skin of a calf

Examples of calfskin in a Sentence

Her boots are made of calfskin.
Recent Examples on the Web Glamour can exclusively confirm that the company is transitioning from vegan leather to real calfskin leather for nearly all of its handbag styles. Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2024 However, the calfskin versions of the brand's most in-demand styles have already rolled out online with little fanfare. Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2024 Clients have the opportunity to select their preferred color and type of leather, ranging from standards like smoothed or grained calfskin, cordovan, or suede, as well as Suzuki’s enviable selection of exotic skins including crocodile, lizard, and ostrich. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024 Albeit a game for the economic select who can shell out for $1,800 Lay’s potato-chip clutches, $4,800 padded bathrobes, $1,780 trash-bag purses made of calfskin, or 95-cent Ikea bags transformed into $2,000 totes. Nathan Taylor Pemberton, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2024 Somewhere in between: a rose calfskin tote by Burberry, priced at $1,565. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2023 Both models also come with the option of a blue cordura-effect rubber strap and a brown calfskin strap. Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2024 These driver-style loafers are both sleek and stylish, made with Italian suede and calfskin lining and assembled by artisans in Portugal. Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2024 Sylvester is an advocate for wearing the shoe outside of its original black-tie setting, a cause he’s furthered by designing opera pumps made from matte calfskin leather rather than gleaming patent. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of calfskin was in the 15th century

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“Calfskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calfskin. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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calfskin

noun
calf·​skin ˈkaf-ˌskin How to pronounce calfskin (audio)
ˈkȧf-
: leather made from the skin of a calf

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