goatskin

Example Sentences

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“But at the end of the day, there’s going to be a shortage,” he said, noting that the $185 “personal size” edition of the English Standard Version in blue goatskin already has sold out.

From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2021

They’re defined by the sharp scrawl of the ghaita, a double-reed instrument, and the resounding pound of the tebel drum, which is made of goatskin and struck with wooden sticks.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2019

Made of goatskin and decorated with silk chain-stitch embroidery by Haight-Ashbury couturier Linda Gravenites, it is Janis Joplin’s exquisite handbag from 1967.

From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2017

And goatskin is a superior choice for digging in the dirt.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2016

He hung a sharp sword from his shoulder, gathered a great cloak round him, close, to break the wind, and pulled a shaggy goatskin on his head.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer