See also: Moleskin

English

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moleskin fabric (2)
 
moleskin jacket (3)

Etymology

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From mole +‎ skin.

Noun

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moleskin (countable and uncountable, plural moleskins)

  1. The fur of a mole.
  2. A cotton twill fabric with a heavy velvety nap.
  3. (by extension, in the plural) Clothing made of this fabric.
  4. A padded adhesive bandage used to prevent or treat blisters.

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Descendants

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Translations

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Verb

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moleskin (third-person singular simple present moleskins, present participle moleskinning, simple past and past participle moleskinned)

  1. To cover with a moleskin bandage.
    • 2011, William deBuys, A Great Aridness: Climate Change and the Future of the American Southwest:
      Sadler has already wrapped an ace bandage around a badly sprained wrist (sustained in a fall on a desert trail), tweezered out a few cactus spines, moleskinned some blisters, and doled out all the pastillas de dolor —painkillers...

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English moleskin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɔˈlɛs.kin/
  • Rhymes: -ɛskin
  • Syllabification: mo‧les‧kin

Noun

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moleskin m inan (related adjective moleskinowy)

  1. moleskin (cotton twill fabric with a heavy velvety nap)
  2. moleskin (clothing made of this fabric)

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