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moleskin

  • /ˈmoʊlˌskɪn/ US

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From mole + skin.

noun moleskins

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

verb moleskins · moleskinning · moleskinned

  1. To cover with a moleskin bandage. 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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noun fur of a mole

DeutschMaulwurfsfell

noun fabric

Españolmoleskine
Françaismoleskine
DeutschMoleskin, Englischleder, Pilotstoff

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"moleskin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/moleskin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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moleskin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/moleskin

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"moleskin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/moleskin.

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@misc{moleskin_2026,
  title = {moleskin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moleskin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}