bearskin
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How to use bearskin in a sentence
They stood at attention in their tartan kilts, white leggings and bearskin hats as a Marine band struck up “Hail to the Chief.”
Then suddenly he would shift shotgun for rifle and come home with a bearskin in the wagon.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandTheir heads were bare, but one or two of them wore bearskin bands.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers | Jules VerneConsequently they were able to build themselves fine houses and wear "kacalyas" trimmed with bearskin.
More Tales by Polish Authors | VariousAt first I thought he was a wild animal, because he wore around his waist and over his shoulders a ragged piece of bearskin.
Before Adam | Jack London
The bearskin-woman heard them leaving the lodge, and rushed out into the open, only to tread on the prickly pears.
The Myths of the North American Indians | Lewis Spence
British Dictionary definitions for bearskin
/ (ˈbɛəˌskɪn) /
the pelt of a bear, esp when used as a rug
a tall helmet of black fur worn by certain regiments in the British Army
a rough shaggy woollen cloth, used for overcoats
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