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Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

skin

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Integument of small animals such as sheep, calves, or goats, separated from the body, with or without hair, whether green, dry, tanned, or dressed. For the integument of large animals use "hide." For tanned skin, use "leather." For dried and stretched skin, use "parchment" or "vellum."

Variations

skins

peau

Narrower Terms

sharkskin

goatskin

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