Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moleskin

/ˈmoʊlˌskɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: mole-skin
IPA: /ˈmoʊlˌskɪn/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fur of a mole.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A cotton twill fabric with a heavy velvety nap.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Clothing made of this fabric.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A padded adhesive bandage used to prevent or treat blisters.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To cover with a moleskin bandage.

Example Sentences

"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..."

Etymology

From mole + skin.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmoʊlˌskɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

moleskins (plural) moleskins (present, singular) moleskinning (participle, present) moleskinned (participle, past) moleskinned (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce moleskin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmoʊlˌskɪn/.
What does moleskin mean?: The fur of a mole.
Where does moleskin come from?: From mole + skin.

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