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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespeau de chat
Pronunciation / Transliteration: po dɘ ʃa
"Le manteau était doublé de peau de chat."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The skin or fur of a cat, often used historically for lining garments or for making small fur items.
"The tailor lined the winter cloak with a soft catskin." - 2
A traditional European fairy tale type (ATU 510B) featuring a heroine who flees an inappropriate marriage disguised in a cloak made of cat fur.
"Scholars compared the local folk legend to the classic tale of Catskin."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the English nouns 'cat' (from Old English catt) and 'skin' (from Old Norse skinn). Historically recorded in medieval and early modern contexts to describe fur pelts obtained from felines, and later famously associated with European folklore and fairy tales concerning persecuted heroines.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Catskin" is said worldwide
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peau de chat
Transliteration: po dɘ ʃa
"Le manteau était doublé de peau de chat."
Katzenfell
Transliteration: ˈkat͡sn̩ˌfɛl
"Das historische Märchen erzählt von einer Prinzessin im Katzenfell."
pelle di gatto
Transliteration: ˈpɛlle di ˈɡatto
"Indossava un mantello di pelle di gatto."
piel de gato
Transliteration: pjel de ˈɡato
"El cuento tradicional habla de la Cenicienta de piel de gato."
pele de gato
Transliteration: ˈpɛli dʒi ˈɡatu
"A capa era feita de pele de gato."
बिल्ली की खाल
Transliteration: billi ki khaal
"पुरानी कहानियों में बिल्ली की खाल के कोट का जिक्र मिलता है।"
猫皮
Transliteration: māo pí
"这个童话故事的主角穿着一件猫皮大衣。"
고양이 가죽
Transliteration: goyangi gajuk
"그 동화는 고양이 가죽 옷을 입은 공주에 대한 이야기입니다."
猫の毛皮
Transliteration: neko no kegawa
"その昔話には猫の毛皮をまとった少女が登場します。"
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