capeskin
[
keyp
-skin]
/ˈkeɪpˌskɪn/
noun
1.
a firm, washable leather used especially for gloves, originally made from the
skin
of goats from the Cape of Good Hope, but now from hairy lambskin or sheepskin.
Origin
1910-15;
cape
2
+
skin
British Dictionary definitions for
capeskin
capeskin
/
ˈkeɪpˌskɪn
/
noun
1.
a soft leather obtained from the skins of a type of lamb or sheep having hairlike wool
adjective
2.
made of this leather
Word Origin
C19: named after the
Cape of Good Hope