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Bearskin
Bearskin meaning
The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug. | A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby. | A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats.
Example sentences (11)
King Charles, weighed down by an enormous bearskin, probably wished he was wearing one.
Every time the pomp and pageantry of some royal function is broadcast on the TV, the question on everyone's lips is will Big Suze from Peep Show be there are the King's Guards' Marge Simpson-esque hats really made from bearskin?
Instead, Mr Scott, said guardsmen must take their bathing suits with them and subsequently 'secrete their Speedos' inside their bearskin caps for the journey back, which he admitted could sometimes 'present problems'.
But with the British military reportedly testing the faux furs it seems that the regiments that won the honor on the battle may soon be wearing faux fur caps instead of bearskin.
It can be a long day and your neck starts to ache from the weight of the bearskin cap after a few hours.
He also wore a bearskin cap with a leather chin strap.
Morton 33–5 The stop-motion animated King Kong, battling a Curtiss Helldiver on top of the Empire State Building A huge bust of Kong's head, neck, and upper chest was made of wood, cloth, rubber, and bearskin by Delgado, E. B. Gibson, and Fred Reefe.
Morton 35–6 Two versions of Kong's right hand and arm were constructed of steel, sponge rubber, rubber, and bearskin.
Nelipa, p. 309. Then Rasputin fell onto a white bearskin.
The full dress of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, as worn by the entire regiment until 1914, included a racoon-skin hat (bearskin for officers) with a white hackle and a scarlet tunic with the dark blue facings of a Royal regiment.
The shoes were waterproof and wide, seemingly designed for walking across the snow; they were constructed using bearskin for the soles, deer hide for the top panels, and a netting made of tree bark.