goatskin
Example Sentences
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Every gardener needs gloves, and some of my favorites are made from goatskin, a soft and flexible leather that continues to be malleable even after getting wet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
“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
From out of the velvet pouch came the vellum crafted from goatskin, its ink three days a-drying on the 20 bills.
From The Guardian ● May 8, 2013
When he came back in, all snow-powdered and stamping snow from his goatskin boots, he carried a long, rough shaft of yew-wood.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
