snakeskin

snakeskin

English

Etymology

snake +‎ skin

Noun

snakeskin (countable and uncountable, plural snakeskins)

1. The skin of a snake

Hyponyms

• skin

Translations

skin of a snake

Classical Nahuatl: cōāēhuatl Danish: slangeskind n, slangeham c (rare) Macedonian: змиска кожа f (zmíska kóža)

Swedish: ormskinn n Turkish: yılan derisi (tr)

Adjective

snakeskin (not comparable)

1. Made of snakeskin.
   • 1932, Dorothy L Sayers, Have His Carcase, Chapter 10.

     Sort of dago fellow; leads the orchestra down at the Winter Gardens ... You know the sort, all lah-di-dah and snakeskin shoes.