sealskin

[ seel-skin ]

/ ˈsilˌskɪn /

the skin of a seal.

the skin or fur of the fur seal when prepared for making garments or leather items.

a garment or article made of this fur.

made of sealskin: a sealskin purse.

Origin of sealskin

First recorded in 1275–1325, sealskin is from the Middle English word seleskin. See seal², skin

A man is lured into a fatal obsession when he is hired to make a sealskin bag for a woman born with her heart outside her body.

Winter Escapes: Three Short-Story Collections to Sweep You Away |Jane Ciabattari |February 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I have a pair of buckskin moccasins sewn to legs of harbor sealskin, the hair side of the sealskin out.

Packing and Portaging |Dillon Wallace
I arrived at last with the sealskin and the hat, proving her correct, and they cheered her as well as myself.

Memories and Anecdotes |Kate Sanborn
As long as any portion of the navel string remains a strip of sealskin is worn around the belly.

The Central Eskimo |Franz Boas

This is covered with a slipper of sealskin, the hair side worn outward and the hair pointing toward the heel.

The Central Eskimo |Franz Boas
Before the men threw their lances they carefully fastened sealskin buoys to them.

Little Folks of North America |Mary Hazelton Wade

sealskin

/ (ˈsiːlˌskɪn) /

the skin or pelt of a fur seal, esp when dressed with the outer hair removed and the underfur dyed dark brown
(as modifier)a sealskin coat

a garment made of this skin