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I have always aspired towards other people's looks. When I was young, I loved teddy boys; I thought they looked wonderful. Then I was a cowboy in Arizona, really for the clothes! I had a ranch for five years; I had chaps made of bearskin.
Nicholas Haslam

Meaning of "bearskin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEARSKIN

bearskin  [ˈbɛəˌskɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEARSKIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bearskin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEARSKIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bearskin

Bearskin

A bearskin is a tall fur cap, usually worn as part of a ceremonial military uniform. Traditionally, the bearskin was the headgear of grenadiers, and it is still worn by grenadier and guards regiments in various armies.

Definition of bearskin in the English dictionary

The first definition of bearskin in the dictionary is the pelt of a bear, esp when used as a rug. Other definition of bearskin is a tall helmet of black fur worn by certain regiments in the British Army. Bearskin is also a rough shaggy woollen cloth, used for overcoats.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEARSKIN


buckskin
ˈbʌkˌskɪn
calfskin
ˈkɑːfˌskɪn
cleanskin
ˈkliːnˌskɪn
coonskin
ˈkuːnˌskɪn
copperskin
ˈkɒpəˌskɪn
cowskin
ˈkaʊˌskɪn
deerskin
ˈdɪəˌskɪn
doeskin
ˈdəʊˌskɪn
foreskin
ˈfɔːˌskɪn
kidskin
ˈkɪdˌskɪn
lambskin
ˈlæmˌskɪn
leopardskin
ˈlɛpədˌskɪn
oilskin
ˈɔɪlˌskɪn
pigskin
ˈpɪɡˌskɪn
sealskin
ˈsiːlˌskɪn
sheepskin
ˈʃiːpˌskɪn
silverskin
ˈsɪlvəˌskɪn
snakeskin
ˈsneɪkˌskɪn
wineskin
ˈwaɪnˌskɪn
wolfskin
ˈwʊlfˌskɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEARSKIN

beardy
bearer
bearer bill
bearer bond
bearer cheque
beargrass
bearhug
bearing
bearing pedestal
bearing pile
bearing rein
bearings
bearish
bearish tendency
bearishly
bearishness
bearlike
bearskin rug
bearward
bearwood

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEARSKIN

banana skin
buskin
combination skin
gaskin
joskin
moleskin
onionskin
pine siskin
ponyskin
redskin
Rumpelstiltskin
Ruskin
scarfskin
sharkskin
siskin
skin
stressed skin
stressed-skin
thick skin
thin skin

Synonyms and antonyms of bearskin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bearskin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEARSKIN

Find out the translation of bearskin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bearskin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bearskin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

熊皮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piel de oso
570 millions of speakers

English

bearskin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भालू का चमड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جلد الدب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

медвежья шкура
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pele de urso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভল্লুকচর্ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peau d´ours
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rama-rama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bärenfellmütze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クマの毛皮
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

곰 가죽
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bearskin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

da gấu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Bearskin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बीरस्किन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ayı postu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colbacco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedźwiedź
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ведмежа шкура
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piele de urs
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρκουδοτόμαρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

berenvel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

björnskinn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bjørneskinn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bearskin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEARSKIN»

The term «bearskin» is regularly used and occupies the 71.608 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEARSKIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bearskin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bearskin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bearskin

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QUOTES WITH «BEARSKIN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bearskin.
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Nicholas Haslam
I have always aspired towards other people's looks. When I was young, I loved teddy boys; I thought they looked wonderful. Then I was a cowboy in Arizona, really for the clothes! I had a ranch for five years; I had chaps made of bearskin.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEARSKIN»

Discover the use of bearskin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bearskin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bearskin
A brave young man who has been raised by a bear with unusual powers rescues a princess from a menacing dragon and fulfills a long-ago prophecy that he would marry the king's daughter.
Howard Pyle, Trina Schart Hyman, 1997
2
Bearskin: There Is No Obstacle Beyond Hope
Life is a progression of matches. Yes, one fire after the next. Eric is a fighter, he's born that way, he knows not why. Annette doesn't understand her feelings.
John Korffy Arrnet, 2008
3
The Bearskin Quiver: A Collection of Southwestern American ...
All these stories show us – as the great anthropologist, Claude Lévi-Strauss, observed – that folktales are not mere afterthoughts of literature, just pleasant stories to tell around the campfire, but rather valuable tools for ...
Gregory McNamee, 2002
4
Paul Bunyan's bearskin: poems
Poems discuss relations between family members, illness, the changes in life that distance friends from each other, and life in the Midwest
Patricia Goedicke, 1992
5
Bearskin: A Grimm Tale
It has been nearly four years, and Bearskin does nothing but give away his money in exchange for prayers. With so many praying for him, He will surely survive to claim his reward. I will after all have to take steps to make good my investment.
Gareth Hinds, 1998
6
The Bearskin Rug
In the third volume in a back-to-back trilogy of humorous romantic fantasies, three unlikely sleuths--Jewel, a fraud investigator; sexy con man Clay; and Randy, a sex demon--put Randy's special skills to work when they investigate trouble ...
Jennifer Stevenson, 2008
7
Murder on Bearskin Neck: An Annie Quitnot Mystery
When the artist Carlo Valenti is murdered in Rockport, a small New England fishing village and art colony, Annie Quitnot, local reference librarian and Carlo's former lover, becomes the chief suspect.
Gunilla Caulfield, 2009
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Encyclopedia of American Indian History
Since he also harbored a secret desire to fly an airplane, Bearskin joined the Army Air Corps in 1941. Assigned to an air base in Alaska after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Bearskin applied for flight school when the Corps revised the ...
BRUCE JOHANSEN, BARRY PRITZKER, 2007
9
A Bearskin's Crimea: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Percy VC and ...
This is borne out by his winning the Victoria Cross and his rapid promotion.
Algernon Percy, 2007
10
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs ...
Of this amount $2,270 was for the children of James Bearskin, and the remainder ($454) was for Elizabeth Peacock. Mr. Robitaille appeared with his attorney, Colonel S. A. Cobb, and in the case of his guardianship of Elizabeth Peacock he  ...
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1872

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEARSKIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bearskin is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Queen's Guard' knocks out annoying tourist with one punch - but is it …
The 'soldier' who is dressed in a red coat and black bearskin, stands very still as a man does the 'robot dance' in front of him. Another man ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
'Deadpool' isn't the sexiest man alive on EW's latest cover
Deadpool's promotion has been both exciting and unique, from fake viral videos, to hilarious images of him laying on bearskin rugs by a ... «Hypable, Jul 15»
3
What I did on my holiday
He says, this is a bearskin, traditional headgear of the Guards regiment. If there's one thing I cannot stand it's people taking the mick with their ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
4
Fur is beautiful and cruel, purposeful and erotic
... the shearling of football managers and estate agents, the mink and sable of courtesans, widows and starlets, and a Guardsman's bearskin. «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
5
Rockport Ramblings: Strollers can learn about town on free tours
Other walk topics include shipbuilding on Bearskin Neck; the first wharf built in 1743; fishing; the Annisquam Cotton Mill, where cotton duck was ... «Gloucester Daily Times, Jul 15»
6
Exchange Income Given a C$31.00 Price Target at Laurentian (EIF)
The Company's subsidiaries include Perimeter Aviation LP, Keewatin Air LP, Calm Air International LP, Bearskin Lake Air Service LP, Custom ... «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
7
The History Of The Salute
Soon other soldiers adopted the shako, busby or bearskin, all of which were held in place by a chinstrap. This action was formalised as the ... «Forces TV, Jul 15»
8
Grenadier Guards march through Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Friday night
Red tunics and bearskin caps, a marching band with pipes and drums. You don't have to go to Ottawa to see that this week, it's right around the ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Halfmoon Bay local parades with Ceremonial Guard
With their scarlet tunics and bearskin headdresses, the Ceremonial Guard of the Canadian Armed Forces, the band of the Ceremonial Guard ... «Coast Reporter, Jul 15»
10
Life in New Zealand: July 11, 2015
As his family left the palace – father Prince William on a horse wearing a bearskin cap … - Dominion Post, 15/6/15 Come meet Annabel White ... «New Zealand Listener, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Bearskin [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bearskin>. May 2024 ».
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