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skin

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Categoryskin
Alternative termsskins
SourceArt & Architecture Thesaurus

Overview

Use for the 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."