shearling
shearling Lexical Profile
shearling Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A skin or pelt from a recently shorn sheep or lamb that has been tanned and dressed with its short, dense wool left intact, commonly used for making or lining winter garments and footwear.
"She bought a heavy winter jacket lined with soft shearling to stay warm during the mountain trip."
A coat, jacket, or other garment made from or lined with tanned sheepskin that retains its clipped wool.
"He hung his vintage brown shearling on the coat rack as soon as he stepped inside from the snow."
A young domesticated sheep (Ovis aries), typically a yearling, that has been shorn of its fleece once.
"The shepherd separated the shearlings from the older ewes before leading the flock to the upper pasture."
Word Nuance & Usage
Although frequently used attributively before another noun (as in 'a shearling coat'), shearling functions as a noun adjunct referring to the material rather than a true adjective.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English during the 14th century from the verb 'shear' (from Old English 'sceran', meaning to cut or clip) and the diminutive suffix '-ling', originally denoting a yearling sheep that had undergone its first shearing.